Louisa May Alcott Quotes

Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.

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

Conceit spoils the finest genius.

People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays.

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

I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.

It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.

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.

Better lose your life than your soul.

Resolved to take fate by the throat and shake a living out of her.

A faithful friend is a strong defence, And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

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

Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.

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

Every house needs a grandmother in it.

Love is a great beautifier.

Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.

Salt is like good humour, and nearly everything is better for a pinch of it.

I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.

Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.

Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.

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

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

Where the heart is the mind works best.

It’s amazing how lovely common things become if one only knows how to look at them.

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.

Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.

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

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

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