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I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott
Age: 55 †
Born: 1832
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 6
Domestic Worker
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Germantown
Philadelphia
A. M. Barnard
Flora Fairfield
Flora Fairchild
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The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
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Dan clung to her in speechless gratitude, feeling the blessedness of mother love, — that divine gift which comforts, purifies, and strengthens all who seek it.
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She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.
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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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At twenty-five, girls begin to talk about being old maids, but secretly resolve that they never will. At thirty, they say nothing about it, but quietly accept the fact.
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...and the most intense desire gave force to her passionate words as the girl glanced despairingly about the dreary room like a caged creature on the point of breaking loose.
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Mac looked up with the oddest of all his odd expressions
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Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.
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If I didn't care about doing right and didn't feel uncomfortable doing wrong, I should get on capitally.
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No love or pity, pardon or excuse should soften the sharp pang of reparation for the guilty man.
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It is my opinion that this day will never come to an end, said Prince, with a yawn that nearly rent him assunder.
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I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all.
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To marry without love betrays as surely as to love without marriage.
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I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good, and help me through the day.
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I'm tired of praise and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this.
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Don't cry so bitterly, but remember this day, and resolve with all your soul that you will never know another like it.
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…to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world.
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Love is apt to make lunatics of even men and saints.
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Beth ceased to fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him all her life, for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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