Marmee

"Life is short, and we haven't much time for gladdening the hearts of those we love."

"I should like to see you a lovely woman, with a good man's love and respect."

"The only true power lies in being perfectly honest."

"Love will make small cabins pleasant, or money not make large houses happy."

"I'm angry nearly every day of my life, Jo, but I have learned not to show it; only hope I have learned not to feel it, though I am afraid I have not."

"We all have our own struggles to bear."

"Poverty is a hard thing to bear, but I have often felt that it is a good thing to have."

"It's pleasanter to help one another, to have daily duties which make leisure sweet when it comes."

"I feel that it is not for us to meddle."

"I do think that family ties are something very sacred."

"Nice girls don't tell lies."

"Money can't make you happy."

"We ought to be making the best of ourselves."

"We shall do the best we can."

"It's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off or get perked up."

"We all have our own ways of showing love."

"Love will make small cottages pleasant."

"Love alone is a beautiful thing, Jo, but there is something sweeter than that."

"Be happy, be virtuous, and be successful."

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"Keep a watch over your tongue as well as your temper."

"You have got such a temper, Jo, and I don't think you'll ever get over it."

"The things we love best are worth all our pains and patience."

"Work is wholesome, and whatever we do in an honest way is respectable."

"Let us be thankful for what we have and not complain for what we lack."

"A woman's power lies in her goodness, not in her beauty."

"I believe the greatest gift we can give each other is our time."

"It's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off or get perked up."

"I think it's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off or get perked up."

"Love is a very happy thing, but there is a time for all things."