Louisa May Alcottová citáty

„Mám rád dobré silné slová, ktoré aj niečo znamenajú …“

„Ďaleko vo svetle Slnka ležia moje najväčšie túžby. Možno sa k nim nedostanem, ale môžem sa pozrieť hore a vidieť ich krásu, veriť v ne a pokúsiť sa zájsť tam, kam zavedú.“

„Mám kľúč od môjho zámku vo vzduchu, ale či dokážem odomknúť dvere, sa ešte uvidí.“

„Ľudská myseľ skrýva viac tajomstiev ako ktorákoľvek napísaná kniha a je premenlivejšia ako tvary mrakov na nebi.“

„Schopnosť nájsť krásu v tých najskromnejších veciach robí domov šťastným a život krásnym.“

„Radšej si teraz vezmem kávu ako komplimenty.“

„Miluj Jo po všetky dni, ak sa rozhodneš, ale nenechaj sa ňou rozmaznávať, lebo je zlé zahodiť toľko dobrých darov, pretože nemôžeš mať ten, ktorý chceš.“

„Tvoj otec, Jo. Nikdy nestráca trpezlivosť, nikdy nepochybuje a nesťažuje sa, ale vždy dúfa, pracuje a čaká tak radostne, že sa človek pred ním hanbí robiť niečo iné.“

“I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.”

“I wish I had no heart, it aches so…”

“I like good strong words that mean something…”

“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”

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

“Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety. It shows itself in acts rather than in words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.”

“Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow…”

“… and best of all, the wilderness of books, in which she could wander, where she liked, made the library a region of bliss to her.”

“I ask not for any crown
But that which all may win;
Nor try to conquer any world
Except the one within.”

“Far away 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.”

“Your father, Jo. He never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.”

“Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shapes in the air.”

“Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.”

“Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.”

“Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.”

“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain”

“It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.”

“Oh, Jo, how could you? Your one beauty.”

“I mean that it is more natural for me to be wicked than virtuous, when I do a bad act, and I've done many, I never feel wither shame, remorse or fear, I sometimes wish it was not necessary as I don't like the trouble, but as for any moral sense of principle, I haven't a particle. Many people are like me as actions prove, but they are not so frank in owning it and insist on keeping up the humbug of virtue. You'll find that is true, Rose, when you know the world better.”

“I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.”

“Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.”

“I want to do something splendid…
Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead…
I think I shall write books.”

“When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do.”

“I am angry nearly every day of my life, but I have learned not to show it; and I still try to hope not to feel it, though it may take me another forty years to do it.”

“Love is a great beautifier.”

“… for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.”

“Let us be elegant or die!”

“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 bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.”

“Don't try to make me grow up before my time…”