Marmee

Character in Little Women From: Little Women

The March girls' mother, wise moral guide

165 quotes

"It's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off."
"Do you feel the need to be loved and accepted by someone?"
Relationships
"The only way for us to grow is to change."
Change
"The love of a good woman is worth more than all the money in the world."
Love
"We all have our burdens."
Wisdom
"Life will show you how to be a true woman."
Wisdom
"Hold your tongue, Jo, and behave yourself."
"The world is a naughty, wicked place, and we are here to make it better."
"It's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off or get perked up."
Wisdom
"Love will make small cottages pleasant."
Love
"I am angry nearly every day of my life."
"Love is a great beautifier."
Love
"It's nice to have accomplishments."
"Be patient, be true, be kind."
"Little things are really the most important."
Wisdom
"Do you feel your heart growing larger and warmer?"
"Don't you feel that it is pleasanter to help one another?"
"Every soul is precious."
Faith
"The greatest power is love."
Love
"Love will make small cottages pleasant."
Love
"Being discontented is a great evil."
Gratitude
"Help one another, is part of the religion you and I were taught."
Kindness
"We all have our temptations."
Wisdom
"Love alone is a beautiful thing, Jo, but there is something sweeter than that."
Love
"I am angry nearly every day of my life, Jo, but I have learned not to show it; only I hope it may never get the better of me."
Perseverance
"The world is full of genial people."
Hope
"Sorrow is a great beautifier of the soul, but I do not love sorrow."
Wisdom
"The love which nothing can shake, is the only thing worth having on earth."
Love
"Everyone has some talent; the great point is to use it well."
Success
"It's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off or get perked up."
Wisdom