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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.