More Quotes by Louisa May Alcott
Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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.
Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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
It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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.
Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
