Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

18 quotes

American novelist Louisa May Alcott has a gift for language that makes complex ideas feel instantly clear. Their reputation for writing the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871), and Jo's Boys (1886) lends every quote an extra layer of authority. Browse 24 quotes by Louisa May Alcott that cover ground from Women, Power, Learning, Truth, and Money. To get a sense of their style, try: "I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship."

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

— Louisa May Alcott

Learning

All Quotes by Louisa May Alcott

“Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Power

“What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles?”

— Louisa May Alcott

Mom

“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen the more select, the more enjoyable.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Good

“People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Money

“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

Truth

“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.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Age

“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

Learning

“Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Faith

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

— Louisa May Alcott

Women

“You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Good

“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

Power

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

— Louisa May Alcott

Learning

“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

“Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Truth

“I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Learning

“Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Women

“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

Beauty

“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

Women