Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Conceit spoils the finest genius?and the great charm of all power is modesty. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“By the time the lecture ended and the audience awoke, she had built up a splendid fortune for herself (not the first… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I'll try to be what Father loves to call me, a 'little woman,' and not be rough and wild but do my… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“In her secret soul, however, she decided that politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“…the little girls wore a grave, troubled expression, as if sorrow was a new experience to them.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I don't believe I shall ever marry; I'm happy as I am, and love my liberty too well to be in any… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“…Jo vanished without a word. Rushing upstairs, she startled the invalids by exclaiming tragically as she burst into the room, 'Oh, do… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“…Jo valued the letter more than the money, because it was encouraging, and after years of effort it was so pleasant to… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“There was a good deal of laughing, and kissing, and explaining, in the simple, loving fashion which makes these home festivals so… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“What lady do you think prettiest?" Said Sallie. "Margaret." "Which do you like the best?" "Jo, of course." "What silly questions you… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I don't believe fine young ladies enjoy themselves a bit more than we do, in spite of our burned hair, old gowns,… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“To Jo's lively fancy, this fine house seemed a kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights which no one enjoyed.… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“A year seems very long to wait before I see them, but remind them that while we wait we may all work,… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I'm not ambitious for a splendid fortune, a fashionable position, or a great name for my girls. If rank and money come… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Amy's lecture did Laurie good, though, of course, he did not own it till long afterward; men seldom do,—for when women are… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I'd have a stable full of Arabian steeds, rooms piled with books, and I'd write out of a magic inkstand, so that… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“They always looked back before turning the corner, for their mother was always at the window to nod and smile, and wave… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Rome took all the vanity out of me, for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live, and gave… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle--something heroic, or wonderful--that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Ah! Thou gifest me such hope and courage, and I haf nothing to gif back but a full heart and these empty… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
…to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“…trying to extinguish the brilliant hopes that blazed up a word of encouragement.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands." "They're not empty now. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
“At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the fashionable world at Nice may be seen on the Promenade des Anglais—a charming place, for the… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
“Please could I say one word?" was the question three times repeated before a rough head boobed out from the grotto of books in… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
“She would make a man of me. She puts strength and courage into me as no one else can. She is unlike any girl… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
“I read somewhere that every inch of rope used in the British Navy has a strand of red in it, so that wherever a… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
“Chance words spoken in kindness often help amazingly; and that's what old people are here for -- else their experience is of little use.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
Oft in the silence of the night, When the lonely moon rides high, When wintry winds are whistling, And we hear the owl's shrill… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
“I'll try and be what he loves to call me, 'a little woman' and not be rough and wild, but do my duty here… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
“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… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
“ "I do not ask for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the world within." ” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share
