Louisa May Alcott Famous Quotes



"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."

"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."

Love is a great beautifier.

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."

Housekeeping ain't no joke.

"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 them."


Louisa May Alcott Quotations






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