Louisa May Alcott Quotes - Page 2

Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.

Don't cry so bitterly, but remember this day, and resolve with all your soul that you will never know another like it.

The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.

Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.

A holiday isn't a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.

...for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.

I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.

Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shapes in the air.

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 should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.

I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.

Housekeeping ain't no joke.

I don't worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.

Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.

When I had youth I had no money; now I have the money I have no time; and when I get the time, if I ever do, I shall have no health to enjoy life. I suppose it's the discipline I need; but it's rather hard to love the things I do, and see them go by because duty chains me to my galley. If I ever come into port with all sails set, that will be my reward perhaps.

life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.

A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.

Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God's sight. Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life, if for no other reason.

…marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties.

She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.

"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

Cast your bread upon the waters, and after many days it will come back buttered.

I want to do something splendid… Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead… I think I shall write books.

Well, if I can't be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.