More Quotes by Louisa May Alcott
It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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.
A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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
Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can
The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together.
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.
