Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. — 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
“But a time came when her patience gave out; and wearying of being a lion, she became a bear in nature as… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Tell them I think of them by day, pray for them by night, and find my best comfort in their affection at… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“...these hearts of ours are curious and contrary things, and time and nature work their will in spite of us.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Jo's ambition was to do something very splendid; what it was she had no idea, as yet, but left it for time… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
…she'll go and fall in love, and there's an end of peace and fun, and cozy times together. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“You don't have half such a hard time as I do," said Jo. "How would you like to be shut up for… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
They were enjoying the happy hour that seldom comes but once in any life, the magical moment which bestows youth on the… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Four little chests all in a row, Dim with dust, and worn by time, Four women, taught by weal and woe To… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very… — 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
“O Christie! never think it's time to die till you are called; for the Lord leaves us till we have done our… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“But he did, oh, bless you, yes, hundreds of times, and so did Meg, both declaring that it was the sweetest jelly… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Beth ceased to fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
When I had youth I had no money; now I have the money I have no time; and when I get the… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“I had a queer time with Aunt today, and, as I got the best of it, I'll tell you about it," began… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Yes, Phebe was herself now, and it showed in the change that came over her at the first note of music. No… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“The joys come close upon the sorrows this time, and I rather think the changes have begun,’ said Mrs March. ‘In most… — 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
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
The moment Aunt March took her nap, or was busy with company, Jo hurried to this quiet place, and curling herself up… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
You have grown abominably lazy, and you like gossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you are contented to be petted and… — 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… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Please could I say one word?" was the question three times repeated before a rough head bobbed out from the grotto of… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
When I had the youth I had no money, now I have the money I have no time, and when I get… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Six weeks is a long time to wait, and a still longer time for a girl to keep a secret… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling. — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“The dim, dusty room, with the busts staring down from the tall bookcases, the cozy chairs, the globes, and best of all,… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“We never are too old for this, my dear, because it is a play we are playing all the time in one… — 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
