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More Quotes by Louisa May Alcott
Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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.
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.
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.
The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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.
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.
Where the heart is the mind works best.
Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can