Quotes from Louisa May Alcott

Liberty is a better husband than love to many of us.

What a trying world it is! said Jo, rumpling up her hair in a fretful sort of way. No sooner do we get out of one trouble than down comes another.

I supposed you'd take it so. You men tell us we are angels, and say we can make you what we will, but the instant we honestly try to do you good, you laugh at us and won't listen, which proves how much your flattery is worth.

for to be independent and earn the praise of those she loved were the dearest wishes of her heart

So I did, Beth. Well, I think we are. For though we do have to work, we make fun of ourselves

It's dreadful, but I can't scold him. He's so absent-minded and goodnatured, he lets those boys ride over him roughshod.

its head, she tied on a neat little cap, and as both arms and legs were gone, she hid these deficiencies by folding it in a blanket and devoting her best bed to this chronic invalid. If anyone had known the care lavished on that dolly, I think it would have touched their hearts, even while they laughed. She brought it bits of bouquets, she read to it, took it out to breathe fresh air, hidden under her coat, she sang it lullabies and never went to bed without kissing its dirty face and

Laurie's heart wouldn't ache. The wound persisted in healing with a rapidity that astonished him, and instead of trying to forget, he found himself trying to remember.

O amor é a única coisa que podemos levar conosco quando partimos, e isso torna o fim muito tranquilo.

Desechar todos los regalos que nos brinda la vida porque no nos da el que queremos es una mezquindad.

It's my dreadful temper! I try to cure it, I think I have, and then it breaks out worse than ever. Oh

La necesidad es la madre de la invención.

Are you going to deliver lectures all the way home?" he asked presently. "Of course not. Why?" "Because if you are, I'll take a bus. If you're not, I'd like to walk

guard your demon well, and don't let a moment's fury ruin all your life.

and she found that something more than money and position was needed to satisfy the new longing that filled her heart so full of tender hopes and fears.

The sun was low, and the heavens glowed with the splendor of an autumn sunset. Gold and purple clouds lay on the hilltops, and rising high into the ruddy light were silvery white peaks that shone like the airy spires of some Celestial City

No eran conscientes de que las dificultades sirven para poner a prueba el carácter.

she decided that politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names

husband in your love for your children. A very natural and forgivable mistake, Meg, but one that had better be remedied before you take to different ways

Meg's high-heeled slippers were very tight and hurt her, though she would not own it, and Jo's nineteen hairpins all seemed stuck straight into her head, which was not exactly comfortable, but, dear me, let us be elegant or die.

The more you love and trust him, the nearer you will feel to him, and the less you will depend on human power and wisdom.

I like good strong words that mean something," replied Jo

His love and care never tire or change, can never be taken from you, but may become the source of lifelong peace, happiness and strength.

My child, the troubles and temptations of your life are beginning and may be many, but you can overcome and outlive them all if you learn to feel the strength and tenderness of your Heavenly Father as you do that of your earthly one.