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Littles Quotes by 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 genius. There is…
- A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.
- I'll try to be what Father loves to call me, a 'little woman,' and not be rough and wild but do my duty here instead…
- It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
- I've learned to check the hasty words that rise to my lips, and when I feel that they mean to break out against my will,…
- I’m not like the rest of you; I never made any plans about what I’d do when I grew up; I never thought of being…
- There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees…
- There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear…
- So she doesn't call desertion, poverty, and hard work troubles? She's a brave little girl, and I shall be proud to know her.
- Jo's breath gave out here, and wrapping her head in the paper, she bedewed her little story with a few natural tears, for to be…
- A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.
- I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will…
- When we make little sacrifices we like to have them appreciated, at least…
- …tomorrow was her birthday, and she was thinking how fast the years went by, how old she was getting, and how little she seemed to…
- It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there…
- …that's what old people are here for, — else their experience is of little use.
- If you dear little girls would only learn what real beauty is, and not pinch and starve and bleach yourselves out so, you'd save an…
- The thought that, insignificant as she was, she yet might do some good, made her very careful of her acts and words, and so anxious…
- Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her…
- 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 are.…
- And when they went away, leaving comfort behind, I think there were not in all the city four merrier people than the hungry little girls…
More Littles Quotes
- No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye. — Aristotle
- When it comes to the point where you occasionally look forward to being in prison on the basis that you might be… — Julian Assange
- When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfarthers of Blair and little Bush… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
- I don't miss anything ever. Because to me, missing something is like going backward a little bit. I don't miss being in… — Fred Armisen
- The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little… — Frank Abagnale
- When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made… — J. J. Abrams
- Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next… — Neil Armstrong
- Banks are so protected from liability they would have to really do something that was their mistake in order for them to… — Frank Abagnale
- If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster. — Isaac Asimov
- Guns are evil! And very little good comes from the availability of a bullet designed to kill human beings! — Mackenzie Astin
- Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike becomes a… — Rowan Atkinson
- In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don't really need to explain very much at all - you just say he's… — Rowan Atkinson