I like good strong words that mean something.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI like good strong words that mean something.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHave 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 ALCOTTNothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWe 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 ALCOTTHappy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe 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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTOne of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSimple, 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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTEvery house needs a grandmother in it.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSome stories are so familiar its like going home.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTShe is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTFar 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