[F]or in this queer world of ours, fatherly and motherly hearts often beat warm and wise in the breasts of bachelor uncles and maiden aunts; and it is my private opinion that these worthy creatures ar...
Young men often laugh at the sensible girls whom they secretly respect, and affect to admire the silly ones whom they secretly despise, because earnestness, intelligence, and womanly dignity are not t...
You are getting to be rather conceited my dear, and it is quite time you set about correcting it. You have good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils...
Yes, Phebe was herself now, and it showed in the change that came over her at the first note of music. No longer shy and silent, no longer the image of a handsome girl, but a blooming woman, alive and...
Who are your heroes? asked Jo.Grandfather and Napoleon.Which lady here do you think prettiest? said Sallie.Margaret.Which do you like best? from Fred.Jo, of course.
When Jo's conservative sister Meg says she must turn up her hair now that she is a young lady, Jo shouts, I'm not! and if turning up my hair makes me one, I'll wear it in two tails till I'm twenty.......
What do you want? and Rose looked up rather surprised.I'd like to borrow some money. I shouldn't think of asking you, only Mac never has a cent since he's set up his old chemical shop, where he'll blo...
Well, we can't have it, so don't let us grumble but shoulder our bundles and trudge along as cheerfully as Marmee does. I'm sure Aunt March is a regular Old Man of the Sea to me, but I suppose when I'...
Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction which comes from hearty work of head or hand, and to the...
Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault,
Una persona istruita e educata si riconosce subito dal suo modo di fare e di parlare, perciò non c'è bisogno di farne pompa - disse la signora March.
Truly love does work miracles. How very, very happy they must be! and Jo laid the rustling sheets together with a careful hand, as one might shut the covers of a lovely romance, which holds the reader...
There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you...
There is a lovely old-fashioned pearl set in the treasure chest, but Mother said real flowers were the prettiest ornament for a young girl, and Laurie promised to send me all I want, replied Meg. Now,...
The great novelist vibrated between two decanters with the regularity of a pendulum.
The dim, dusty room, with the busts staring down from the tall bookcases, the cozy chairs, the globes, and best of all, the wilderness of books in which she could wander where she liked, made the libr...
The dim, dusty room, with the busts staring down from the tall bookcases, the cosy chairs, the globes and, best of all, the wilderness of books, in which she could wader where she liked, made the libr...
The big house did prove a Palace Beautiful, though it took some time for
So I did, Beth. Well, I think we are. For though we do have to work, we make fun of ourselves,
Rome took all the vanity out of me,for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live, and gave up all my foolish hopes in dispare.