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Quotation from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
“I’d rather see you poor men’s wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace”
Little Women, Part One, Ch. 9 (1868 first edition)
Marmee advises Meg and Jo on marriage and ambition after Meg's visit to wealthy friends.
Citation: "I’d rather see you poor men’s wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace" — Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Part One, Ch. 9 (1868 first edition). (id little-women-q2)
Portrait: Louisa May Alcott, c. 1870 - Warren's Portraits, Boston, Adam Cuerden, Public domain.
