Louisa May Alcott Quotes About Duty
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When I had youth I had no money; now I have the money I have no time; and when I get the time, if I ever do, I shall have no health to enjoy life. I suppose it's the discipline I need; but it's rather hard to love the things I do, and see them go by because duty chains me to my galley. If I ever come into port with all sails set, that will be my reward perhaps.
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Rule yourself. Love your neighbor. Do the duty that lies nearest you.
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…marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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I'll try and be what he loves to call me, 'a little woman,' and not be rough and wild, but do my duty here instead of wanting to be somewhere else.
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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.
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