“ Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants, doesn't it? ”
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (1868). copy citation
| Author | Louisa May Alcott |
|---|---|
| Source | Little Women |
| Topic | happiness desire restraint greed |
| Date | 1868 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/514/514-h/514-h.htm |
Context
“"I wonder if I shall ever be happy enough to have real lace on my clothes and bows on my caps?" said Meg impatiently.
"You said the other day that you'd be perfectly happy if you could only go to Annie Moffat's," observed Beth in her quiet way.
"So I did! Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants, doesn't it? There now, the trays are ready, and everything in but my ball dress, which I shall leave for Mother to pack," said Meg, cheering up, as she glanced from the half-filled trunk to the many times pressed and mended white tarlaton, which she called her 'ball dress' with an important air.” source
"You said the other day that you'd be perfectly happy if you could only go to Annie Moffat's," observed Beth in her quiet way.
"So I did! Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants, doesn't it? There now, the trays are ready, and everything in but my ball dress, which I shall leave for Mother to pack," said Meg, cheering up, as she glanced from the half-filled trunk to the many times pressed and mended white tarlaton, which she called her 'ball dress' with an important air.” source
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