Words matter. These are the best Louisa May Alcott Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
‘Stay’ is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.
Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Housekeeping ain’t no joke.
Love is a great beautifier.
What do girls do who haven’t any mothers to help them through their troubles?
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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.
She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.
I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
