It's not half so sensible to leave legacies when one dies a… - Louisa May Alcott

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It's not half so sensible to leave legacies when one dies as it is to use the money wisely while alive, and enjoy making one's fellow creatures happy with it.

Louisa May Alcott

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Louisa May Alcott (29 November 1832 – 6 March 1888) was an American novelist best remembered for her novel Little Women (1868).

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Alternative Names: A. M. Barnard • Flora Fairfield • Flora Fairchild • Louisa Alcott • Louisa M. Alcott • Louisa Mary Alcott • Tribulation Periwinkle • L.M.A.

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