Louisa May Alcott Quotes

American - Novelist | November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888

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

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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

Louisa May Alcott

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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

Louisa May Alcott

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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

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'Stay' is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

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Work is and always has been my salvation and I thank the Lord for it.

Louisa May Alcott

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Housekeeping ain't no joke.

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A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

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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.

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

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

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It takes two flints to make a fire.

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