More Quotes by Louisa May Alcott
The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.
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.
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.
Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
Many argue; not many converse.
I don't worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
