Tuesday 14 February 2012

Genuine Happiness

As it's Valentine's day and Florence Finds Book Club this month is Little Women here's a quote from L.M. Alcott. Mother March sensible and loving as ever on the question of Meg marrying John.

"I'm not ambitious for a splendid fortune, a fashionable position, or a great name for my girls. If rank and money come with love and virtue, also, I should accept them gratefully, and enjoy your good fortune; but I know, by experience, how much genuine happiness can be had in a plain little house, where the daily bread is earned, and some privations give sweetness to the few pleasures;" L.M Alcott Little Women
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6 comments:

  1. What a wonderful quote.
    And thank you for sharing the link to Florence Finds. I'm enjoying reading the archives and I'm adding the link to my google reader right now.

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  2. Ooooh what a perfectly beautiful quote ... full of such reality and hope - yet leaving space for an abundance of delight!

    xxxx

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  3. Katie - Glad you like it.
    Anbolyn - Looking forward to seeing you over on Florence Finds. Glad you like it.
    Sarah - 'Abundance of delight' let's hope Spring is full of it.

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  4. Great quote. I've been decorating my bookshelves at home this week and have just added another from Alcott: "she is too fond of books and it has turned her brain".

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  5. Tonia - I like that quote too. I was given a notebook once with that written on it. How are your bookshelves looking now?

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Ooh how lovely more stripes on the page...
Thank you for taking the time.