897 Quotes by Louisa May Alcott

Polly tried to conquer the bad feeling; but it worried her, till she remembered something her mother once said to her: "When you feel out of sorts, try to make someone else happy, and you will soon be so yourself.

Aunt March received them with her usual hospitality. "What do you want now?" she asked

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

She would make a man of me. She puts strength and courage into me as no one else can. She is unlike any girl I ever saw; there’s no sentimentality about her; she is wise, and kind, and sweet. She says what she means, looks you straight in the eye, and is as true as steel.

I ask not for any crownBut that which all may win;Nor try to conquer any worldExcept the one within.

Conceit spoils the finest genius.

…having learned that people cannot be moulded like clay…

Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.

...Tom sat scowling over a pile of dilapidated books with his hand in his hair, as if his head was in danger of flying asunder with the tremendous effort he was making.