Oft in the silence of the night, When the lonely moon rides high, When wintry winds are whistling, And we hear the… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Many of the bravest never are known, and get no praise. [But]that does not lessen their beauty... — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Resolved to take fate by the throat and shake a living out of her. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail,… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Cast your bread upon the waters, and after many days it will come back buttered. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
It was forunate that tea was at hand, to produce a lull and provide refreshment... — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber, so I don't intend to try any more. — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Tired of my own company, I suppose, now I've seen so much better.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image