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More Quotes by Louisa May Alcott
If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you’ll make it a better place." -- Marmee, Little Women
I want to do something splendid… Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead… I think I shall write books.
Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
Where the heart is the mind works best.
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.
Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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.
