Head, you may think; heart, you may feel; But hand, you shall work alway! — 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
I may be strong-minded, but no one can say I'm out of my sphere now, for woman's special mission is supposed to… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I am angry nearly every day of my life, but I have learned not to show it; and I still try to… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years,… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Many wise and true sermons are preached us everyday by unconscious ministers in street, school, office, or home; even a fair table… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I've neither beauty, money, nor rank, yet every foolish boy mistakes my frank interest for something warmer, and makes me miserable. It… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
…for no matter how lost and soiled and worn-out wandering sons may be, mothers can forgive and forget every thing as they… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“It’s genius simmering, perhaps. I’ll let it simmer, and see what comes of it,” he said, with a secret suspicion all the… — 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
