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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott
Age: 55 †
Born: 1832
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 6
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A. M. Barnard
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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I don't like favors they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I'd rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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...for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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The female population exceeds the male, you know, especially in New England, which accounts for the high state of culture we are in, perhaps.
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