Louisa May Alcott Quotes

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

Louisa May Alcott

Life, Positivity, Clouds

Louisa May Alcott, Daniel Shealy (2013). “Little Women: An Annotated Edition”, p.602, Harvard University Press

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

Louisa May Alcott

Inspirational, Confidence, Wisdom

J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum (2015). “Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…”, p.1082, e-artnow

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

Louisa May Alcott

Happiness, Happy, Beauty

Louisa May Alcott (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated)”, p.2238, Delphi Classics

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

Louisa May Alcott

Book, Soul And Body, Good Company

Louisa May Alcott (2015). “LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Ultimate Collection: 16 Novels & 150+ Short Stories, Plays and Poems (Illustrated): Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern Mephistopheles, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, Lulu's Library, The Abbot's Ghost, A Garland for Girls…”, p.2484, e-artnow

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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.

Louisa May Alcott

Determined, Impossible, Determined Woman

Louisa May Alcott (2015). “Louisa May Alcott Premium Edition - 16 Novels in One Volume: Little Women Trilogy & Other Novels (Illustrated): Moods, The Mysterious Key and What It Opened, An Old Fashioned Girl, Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost, A Modern Mephistopheles…”, p.3130, e-artnow

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

Louisa May Alcott

Lovely, Looks, Common

Louisa May Alcott (2015). “The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern Mephistopheles, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost…”, p.4922, e-artnow

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We 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 Alcott

Life, Encouraging, Dream

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Where the heart is the mind works best.

Louisa May Alcott

Heart, Mind

Louisa May Alcott (2015). “The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern Mephistopheles, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost…”, p.892, e-artnow

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Our actions are in our own hands, but the consequences of them are not. Remember that, my dear, and think twice before you do anything.

Louisa May Alcott

Thinking, Hands, Our Actions

Louisa May Alcott (2015). “LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Ultimate Collection: 16 Novels & 150+ Short Stories, Plays and Poems (Illustrated): Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern Mephistopheles, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, Lulu's Library, The Abbot's Ghost, A Garland for Girls…”, p.2823, e-artnow

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Far 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

Love, Inspirational, Motivational

Louisa May Alcott (2009). “Work: A Story of Experience: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.305, ReadHowYouWant.com

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Life is my university, and I hope to graduate from it with some distinction.

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Graduates, Life Is, Distinction

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Rule yourself. Love your neighbor. Do the duty that lies nearest you.

Louisa May Alcott

Lying, Love You, Self Love

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If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you’ll make it a better place." -- Marmee, Little Women

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Girl, Kindness, Lying

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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

Motivational, Broken Heart, Pain

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

Louisa May Alcott

Book, Reading, Home

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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.

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Inspirational, Life, Birthday

Louisa May Alcott, General Press (2016). “Little Women (Illustrated Edition)”, p.120, GENERAL PRESS

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Cheerfulness can change misfortune into love and friends.

Louisa May Alcott

Cheerfulness, Misfortunes

Louisa May Alcott (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated)”, p.2238, Delphi Classics

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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.

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Sweet, Flower, Autumn

Louisa May Alcott (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated)”, p.1110, Delphi Classics

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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.

Louisa May Alcott

Hands, Tasks, Loving Hands

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I often think flowers are the angels' alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.

Louisa May Alcott

Beautiful, Flower, Writing

Louisa May Alcott (2015). “Louisa May Alcott Premium Edition - 16 Novels in One Volume: Little Women Trilogy & Other Novels (Illustrated): Moods, The Mysterious Key and What It Opened, An Old Fashioned Girl, Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs, Jack and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost, A Modern Mephistopheles…”, p.27, e-artnow

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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

Book, Writing, Thinking

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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.

Louisa May Alcott

Money, Roots, Evil

Louisa May Alcott (2012). “Little Women and Little Men”, p.98, Graphic Arts Books

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...for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.

Louisa May Alcott

Gratitude, Pride, Conquer

J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum (2015). “Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…”, p.630, e-artnow

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

Louisa May Alcott

Adventure

Louisa May Alcott (2016). “The 'Little Women' Trilogy (Illustrated)”, p.41, ShandonPress

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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

Gun, Power, Design

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Born: November 29, 1832
Died: March 6, 1888
Occupation: Novelist
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