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Amos Bronson Alcott, her father, in Concord Days (1872), p. 124 : "Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary. But if one does not stay while staying, better let him go where he is gone the while."

Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

— Louisa May Alcott

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary." in the context of "Amos Bronson Alcott, her father, in Concord Days (1872), p. 124 : "Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary. But if one does not stay while staying, better let him go where he is gone the while."" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Louisa May Alcott

About Louisa May Alcott

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