I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace.
只要你们幸福、被爱、知足,我宁愿你们嫁给穷人,也不愿看你们坐上王后的宝座,却失去自尊与安宁。
— Louisa May Alcott · Little Women (1868–1869) —
I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace.
只要你们幸福、被爱、知足,我宁愿你们嫁给穷人,也不愿看你们坐上王后的宝座,却失去自尊与安宁。