More Quotes by Louisa May Alcott
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.
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
Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
...for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
Life is my university, and I hope to graduate from it with some distinction.
The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
Conceit spoils the finest genius.
Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
Our actions are in our own hands, but the consequences of them are not. Remember that, my dear, and think twice before you do anything.
