“ Do my best all-round keep good company, read good books, love good things, and cultivate soul and body as faithfully and wisely as I can. ”
Louisa May Alcott, Rose in Bloom (1876). copy citation
| Author | Louisa May Alcott |
|---|---|
| Source | Rose in Bloom |
| Topic | wisdom books cultivating |
| Date | 1876 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2804/2804-h/2804-h.htm |
Context
“asked Charlie, both amused and interested, for he respected Mac more than he owned even to himself, and though he had never alluded to the timely warning, neither forgot.
«Yes, I think of it.»
«How will you begin?»
«Do my best all-round keep good company, read good books, love good things, and cultivate soul and body as faithfully and wisely as I can.»
«And you expect to succeed, do you?»
«Please God, I will.»
The quiet energy of Mac's last words produced a momentary silence. Charlie thoughtfully studied the carpet; Archie, who had been absently poking the fire, looked over at Mac as if he thanked him again, and Steve, forgetting his self-conceit, began to wonder if it was not possible to improve himself a little for Kitty's sake.” source
«Yes, I think of it.»
«How will you begin?»
«Do my best all-round keep good company, read good books, love good things, and cultivate soul and body as faithfully and wisely as I can.»
«And you expect to succeed, do you?»
«Please God, I will.»
The quiet energy of Mac's last words produced a momentary silence. Charlie thoughtfully studied the carpet; Archie, who had been absently poking the fire, looked over at Mac as if he thanked him again, and Steve, forgetting his self-conceit, began to wonder if it was not possible to improve himself a little for Kitty's sake.” source
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