I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTPainful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
-
-
Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Many argue; not many converse.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Every house needs a grandmother in it.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
It’s lovely to see people so happy.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
In the books I read the sinners are always more interesting than the saints, and in real life good people are dismally dull. I’ve no desire to be wicked, but I do want to be happy. A short life and a gay one for me and I’m willing to pay for my pleasure if it is necessary.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
I want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT -
Simple, 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 ALCOTT -
Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT