Maxioms by Louisa Alcott
My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the read more
My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down.
He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which read more
He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which caused sundry pairs of feminine eyes to look approvingly after him, and sundry dandies in black velvet suits, with rose-colored neckties, buff gloves, and orange flowers in their buttonholes, to shrug their shoulders, and then envy him his inches.
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors!
Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors!
If Mr. Clemens cannot think of something better to tell our pure-minded lads and lasses, he had better stop writing read more
If Mr. Clemens cannot think of something better to tell our pure-minded lads and lasses, he had better stop writing for them.
