More Quotes by Louisa May Alcott
When Emerson's library was burning at Concord, I went to him as he stood with the firelight on his strong, sweet face, and endeavored to express my sympathy for the loss of his most valued possessions, but he answered cheerily, 'Never mind, Louisa, see what a beautiful blaze they make! We will enjoy that now.' The lesson was one never forgotten and in the varied lessons that have come to me I have learned to look for something beautiful and bright.
A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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.
I don't worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
