it was easier to do a friendly thing than it was to stay and be thanked for it. Louisa May Alcott More Quotes by Louisa May Alcott More Quotes From Louisa May Alcott When Emerson's library was burning at Concord, I went to him as he stood with the firelight on his strong, sweet face, and endeavored to express my sympathy for the loss of his most valued possessions, but he answered cheerily, 'Never mind, Louisa, see what a beautiful blaze they make! We will enjoy that now.' The lesson was one never forgotten and in the varied lessons that have come to me I have learned to look for something beautiful and bright. Louisa May Alcott beautifulsweetbeauty It 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 Alcott lonelyheartchildren 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 flowerwritingbeautiful She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain. Louisa May Alcott learningreadingbook It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world. Louisa May Alcott threemenworld We 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 Alcott casescan-dohelping People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays. Louisa May Alcott moralwantpeople I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen. Louisa May Alcott keysairdoors "Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary. Louisa May Alcott cute-best-friendteacherfriendship Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won. Louisa May Alcott truthnamesinspirational . . . for when women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do. Then they act upon it, and, if it succeeds, they give the weaker vessel half the credit of it. If it fails, they generously give her the whole. Louisa May Alcott creditadvicegiving Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Louisa May Alcott little-womenplay-timework-and-play life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom. Louisa May Alcott little-womenlife-and-loveand-love I 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 literaturewaythinking 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. Louisa May Alcott forgivingmommother He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard. Louisa May Alcott passionrootsfirsts Education is not confined to books, and the finest characters often graduate from no college, but make experience their master, and life their book. [Some care] only for the mental culture, and [are] in danger of over-studying, under the delusion . . . that learning must be had at all costs, forgetting that health and real wisdom are better. Louisa May Alcott realcharacterbook 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. Louisa May Alcott gardennosesyears Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again. Louisa May Alcott readinghomebook Every house needs a grandmother in it. Louisa May Alcott grandparentgrandmotherhouse
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