“ for love is apt to make lunatics of even saints and sages, so young people cannot be expected to escape the delusions, disappointments, and mistakes, as well as the delights, of this sweet madness. ”
Louisa May Alcott, Jo's Boys (1886). copy citation
| Author | Louisa May Alcott |
|---|---|
| Source | Jo's Boys |
| Topic | madness disappointment |
| Date | 1886 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3499/3499-h/3499-h.htm |
Context
“for though one swallow does not make a summer, one engagement is apt to make several, and her boys were, most of them, at the inflammable age when a spark ignites the flame, which soon flickers and dies out, or burns warm and clear for life. Nothing could be done about it but to help them make wise choices, and be worthy of good mates. But of all the lessons Mrs Jo had tried to teach her boys, this great one was the hardest; for love is apt to make lunatics of even saints and sages, so young people cannot be expected to escape the delusions, disappointments, and mistakes, as well as the delights, of this sweet madness.
'I suppose it is inevitable, since we live in America, so I won't borrow trouble, but hope that some of the new ideas of education will produce a few hearty, happy, capable, and intelligent girls for my lads.”
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