Quotes by Louisa May Alcott

“I like good strong words that mean something”

“The small hopes and plans and pleasures of children should be tenderly respected by grown-up people, and never rudely thwarted or ridiculed.”

“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.”

“she rejoiced as only mothers can in the good fortunes of their children.”

“I think this power of living in our children is one of the sweetest things in the world”

“no person, no matter how vivid an imagination he may have, can invent anything half so droll as the freaks and fancies that originate in the lively brains of little people.”

“She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable.”

“Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.”

“Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.”

“This love of money is the curse of American, and for the sake of it men will sell honor and honesty, till we don't know whom to trust, and it is only a genius like Agassiz who dares to say, 'I cann...”

“for action is always easier than quiet waiting.”

“nothing remained but loneliness and grief”

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

“Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.”

“Kindness in looks and words and ways is true politeness, and any one can have it if they only try to treat other people as they like to be treated themselves.”

“Polly tried to conquer the bad feeling; but it worried her, till she remembered something her mother once said to her: "When you feel out of sorts, try to make someone else happy, and you will soon...”

“Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can”

“books are always good company if you have the right sort. Let me pick out some for you.' And Mrs. Jo made a bee-line to the well-laden shelves, which were the joy of her heart and the comfort of he...”

“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 do me good, and help me through the day.”

“Then it was that Jo, living in the darkened room, with that suffering little sister always before her eyes and that pathetic voice sounding in her ears, learned to see the beauty and the sweetness ...”