Quotes from Louisa May Alcott

When we make little sacrifices we like to have them appreciated, at least…

November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year, said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden. That's the reason I was born in it, observed Jo pensively, quite unconscious of the blot on her nose.

we're twins, and so we love each other more than other people…

If you dear little girls would only learn what real beauty is, and not pinch and starve and bleach yourselves out so, you'd save an immense deal of time and money and pain. A happy soul in a healthy body makes the best sort of beauty for man or woman.

Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way.

I've loved you ever since I've known you, Jo, - couldn't help it, you've been so good to me, - I've tried to show it, but you wouldn't let me; now I'm going to make you hear, and give me an answer, for I can't go on so any longer. - Laurie

I'm happy as I am, and love my liberty too well to be in a hurry to give it up for any mortal man.

He was poor, yet always appeared to be giving something away; a stranger, yet everyone was his friend; no longer young, but as happy-hearted as a boy; plain and peculiar, yet his face looked beautiful to many.

Don't cry so bitterly, but remember this day, and resolve with all your soul that you will never know another like it.

Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction which comes from hearty work of head or hand, and to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world.

for it is the small temptations which undermine integrity unless we watch and pray and never think them too trivial to be resisted.

Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.

Jo's ambition was to do something very splendid; what it was she had no idea, as yet, but left it for time to tell her…

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.

If I didn't care about doing right and didn't feel uncomfortable doing wrong, I should get on capitally.

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

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

It takes two flints to make a fire.

Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself. -

I think we are all hopelessly flawed.

Oh, Jo, how could you? Your one beauty.

Dear me! how happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!

Go on with your work as usual, for work is a blessed solace.