“You think your temper is the worst in the world, but mine used to be just like it.”

— Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (1868), Ch. 8: Jo Meets Apollyon

About Louisa May Alcott

1832 – 1888

American novelist, author of "Little Women".

“Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.”

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

“I can't give her money, but I can teach her; so I do, and she is the most promising pupil I have.”

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”