马奇太太知道经验是一位优秀的教师，如果有可能，她就会让孩子们自己去接受它的教训，而这些教训，她本来希望来得轻松些，只要她们从善如流，不像对导泻的番泻叶加盐那样抗拒。
梅格丽特坐在那里，泪水时不时打湿了她手中的活计，痛惜有再多的金钱也买不回她曾经拥有过的宝贵的一切——爱心、安定、宁静和健康，而这些才是生活中真正的幸福。
钱是个有用的和稀罕的东西，用得恰当，也是个高贵的东西。但我绝不希望你们认为，它才是最当紧的或唯一值得追求的东西。
梅格，你要分辨和珍惜应得的夸奖，用你的谦虚和明丽赢得正派人的爱慕。
天才和善良，不会长时间湮没无闻，即便没人在意，只要意识到拥有它们，并且善加利用，也会带给自己满足。谦虚最能显示一个人的魅力。
世界上不知有多少贝丝，羞怯，娴静，躲在角落里，有需要时才露面，甘心情愿地为他人活着没人留心她们做出的牺牲，直到炉边的小蟋蟀，消歇了唧唧之声，芳香温煦，一去不返，只留下一片沉寂和空虚。
该做的事情，就去做，工作对人是最好的慰藉。
我会坦然接受它，得不到爱，还会得到尊重。
Mrs. March knew that experience was an excellent teacher, and when it was possible she left her children to learn alone the lessons which she would gladly have made easier, if they had not objected to taking advice as much as they did salts and senna.
Then it was that Margaret, sitting alone with tears dropping often on her work, felt how rich she had been in things more precious than any luxuries money could buy—in love, protection, peace, and health, the real blessings of life.
Money is a needful and precious thing—and, when well used, a noble thing—but I never want you to think it is the first or only prize to strive for.
Learn to know and value the praise which is worth having, and to excite the admiration of excellent people by being modest as well as pretty, Meg.
There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.