Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTJo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWe can’t any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTLove is a great beautifier.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHappy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWhere I wholly love I wholly trust.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTNothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt 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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTRemember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTPreserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTDon’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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 ALCOTTFather 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 ALCOTTEvery house needs a grandmother in it.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTStay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI 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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT