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My father taught in the wise way which unfolds what lies in the child
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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Germantown
Philadelphia
A. M. Barnard
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{Mrs. March to Jo} You are too much alike and too fond of freedom, not to mention hot tempers and strong wills, to get on happily together, in a relation which needs infinite patience and forbearance, as well as love.
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Have regular hours for work and play make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
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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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Liberty must not be abused.
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Young people think they never can change, but they do in the most wonderful manner, and very few die of broken hearts.
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Madam de Stael pronounced architecture to be frozen music so is statuary crystalized spirituality.
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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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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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Six weeks is a long time to wait, and a still longer time for a girl to keep a secret.
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Have your fun, my dear but if you must earn your bread, try to make it sweet with cheerfulness, not bitter with the daily regret that it isn't cake.
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I had a pleasant time with my mind, for it was happy.
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Jo's breath gave out here, and wrapping her head in the paper, she bedewed her little story with a few natural tears, for to be independent and earn the praise of those she loved were the dearest wishes of her heart, and this seemed to be the first step toward that happy end.
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A faithful friend is a strong defense And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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[Jo to her mother] I knew there was mischief brewing. I felt it and now it's worse than I imagined. I just wish I could marry Meg myself, and keep her safe in the family.
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