Littles Quotes by Louisa May Alcott

A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.

— Louisa May Alcott

When we make little sacrifices we like to have them appreciated, at least…

— Louisa May Alcott

…that's what old people are here for, — else their experience is of little use.

— Louisa May Alcott

It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.

— Louisa May Alcott

“Now I am beginning to live a little and feel less like a sick oyster at low tide.”

— Louisa May Alcott

I've learned to check the hasty words that rise to my lips, and when I feel that they mean to break out…

— Louisa May Alcott

And when they went away, leaving comfort behind, I think there were not in all the city four merrier people than the…

— Louisa May Alcott

So she doesn't call desertion, poverty, and hard work troubles? She's a brave little girl, and I shall be proud to know…

— Louisa May Alcott

There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom,…

— Louisa May Alcott

I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I…

— Louisa May Alcott

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

…tomorrow was her birthday, and she was thinking how fast the years went by, how old she was getting, and how little…

— Louisa May Alcott

It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant…

— Louisa May Alcott

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest…

— Louisa May Alcott

Jo's breath gave out here, and wrapping her head in the paper, she bedewed her little story with a few natural tears,…

— Louisa May Alcott

There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom,…

— Louisa May Alcott

If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that…

— Louisa May Alcott

If you dear little girls would only learn what real beauty is, and not pinch and starve and bleach yourselves out so,…

— Louisa May Alcott

There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that…

— Louisa May Alcott

The thought that, insignificant as she was, she yet might do some good, made her very careful of her acts and words,…

— Louisa May Alcott

I’m not like the rest of you; I never made any plans about what I’d do when I grew up; I never…

— Louisa May Alcott

I'll try and be what he loves to call me, 'a little woman,' and not be rough and wild, but do my…

— Louisa May Alcott