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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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Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim, for the only chivalry worth having is that which is the readiest to to pay deference to the old, protect the feeble, and serve womankind, regardless of rank, age, or color.
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…proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone.
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Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shapes in the air.
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The dirt is picturesque, so I don't mind.
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius?and the great charm of all power is modesty.
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But, Polly, a principle that can't bear being laughed at, frowned on, and cold-shouldered, isn't worthy of the name.
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Life is like college may I graduate and earn some honors.
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My father taught in the wise way which unfolds what lies in the child
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I will make a battering-ram of my head and make my way through this rough and tumble world.
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Oh, Jo, how could you? Your one beauty.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
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Mac looked up with the oddest of all his odd expressions
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Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.
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The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together.
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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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[She was] kept there in the sort of embrace a man gives to the dearest creature the world holds for him.
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She began to see that character is a better possession than money, rank, intellect, or beauty, and to feel that if greatness is what a wise man has defined it to be, 'truth, reverence, and good will,' then her friend Friedrich Bhaer was not only good, but great.
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politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names
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