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The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.

Louisa May Alcott

Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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People Shadow Sunshine
Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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Body Book Company Faith Goodness Love Soul Yourself
One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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Easy Happiness Help Kindness Love Pain Sorrow Sympathy World
It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
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Children Empty Face Happiness Heart Lonely Shine Sun World
Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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Book Friendship Home Reading
Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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Bad Death Live Logic Man Worth
Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
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Choice Direction Emotion Learning Pain Service
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
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Aspiration Beautiful Leadership Reach See Sunshine Try
The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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Beautiful Body Growth Mindset Strength Strong Togetherness Woman
Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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Name Right Stand Truth Victory Willing Win
I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Inspirational Learning Myself Storm Worry
Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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Forgiveness Let Go Mom World Yourself
You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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Alone Fly Happiness Storm Strong Wild Wind
Where the heart is the mind works best.
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Best Heart Mindset Work
It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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Fire Glory Greatness Reality
Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Better Goodness Humor

The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.

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The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.

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