Love the hand that fate deals you and play it as your own.Resolve to take fate by the throat and shake a living out of her, 1857
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Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet, best known for her classic novel "Little Women," which is a semi-autobiographical account of her own family. Alcott was a prolific writer and advocate for women's rights, her works often portraying strong female characters and challenging societal norms of the time.
1832–1888·lived 55 years
Love the hand that fate deals you and play it as your own.Resolve to take fate by the throat and shake a living out of her, 1857
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.Little Women, 1868
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.Little Women, 1868
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.Little Women, ch. 44, 1868
So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.Louisa May Alcott Premium Edition - 16 Novels in One Volume: Little Women Trilogy & Other Novels (Illustrated), 2021
Of all things, I like books best.Work: A Story of Experience, 1873
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.Little Women, Project Gutenberg
The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.Jack and Jill, ed. Applewood Books, 2012
That’s all 8 quotes by Louisa May Alcott.