. . children should draw [a husband & wife] nearer than ever, not separate you, as if they were all yours, and [your husband] had nothing to do but support them. . . . don't neglect husaband for child...
I consider it the best part of an education to have been born and brought up in the country
Life is my college. May I graduate well and earn some honors!
Color makes no difference; the peeps are gray, the seals are black, and the crabs yellow; but we don't care, and are all friends. It is very unkind to treat you so.
Some books are so familiar, reading them is like being home again.
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.
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked lon...
…he stood behind her, tall and pale, like the ghost of his former self…
…had an hour of silent agony that aged him more than years of happy life could have done.
…growing pale and sober with the thought that her fate was soon to be decided; for, like all young people, she was sure that her whole life could be settled by one human creature, quite forgetting how...
Will go, said Jo, looking relieved as the idea occurred
Tiresome
Sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him all her life, for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride. When
Passionately
He came for her sake alone.
Both of us hope and trust that our daughters, whether married or single, will be the pride and comfort of our lives.
Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
Went to Wiesbaden first, a pleasant, gay place, full of people.
Salt is like good humor, and nearly everything is better for a pinch of it.
Our actions are in our own hands, but the consequences of them are not. Remember that, my dear, and think twice before you do anything.