Louisa May Alcott Quotes

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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Louisa May Alcott

Learning, Afraid, Storms

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Louisa May Alcott

Beauty, Sunshine, May

Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
Louisa May Alcott

Good, Friends, Few

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 not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
Louisa May Alcott

Good, Great, Power

Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
Louisa May Alcott

Life, Success, Work

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
Louisa May Alcott

Life, Power, True

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.
Louisa May Alcott

Learning, Emotional, May

Love is a great beautifier.
Louisa May Alcott

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
Louisa May Alcott

Strong, Friend, Him

What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles?
Louisa May Alcott

Mom, Help, Through

Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
Louisa May Alcott

Faith, Happy, Mother

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.
Louisa May Alcott

Learning, Afraid, Storms

'Stay' is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
Louisa May Alcott

Friend, Word, Stay

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
Louisa May Alcott

Great, Power, Long

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
Louisa May Alcott

Truth, Victory, Stand

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

Great, Strong, Weak

Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.
Louisa May Alcott

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.
Louisa May Alcott

Hard, Feelings, Thoughts

Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
Louisa May Alcott

Money, Evil, Cannot

Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.
Louisa May Alcott

Truth, Learn, Shall

Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
Louisa May Alcott

Work is and always has been my salvation and I thank the Lord for it.
Louisa May Alcott

Work, Lord, Salvation

Housekeeping ain't no joke.
Louisa May Alcott

It takes two flints to make a fire.
Louisa May Alcott

Fire, Two, Takes

People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world.
Louisa May Alcott

Work, Money, Women

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: November 29, 1832

Died: March 6, 1888

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