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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.

Louisa May Alcott

Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
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Better Fame Lose Perfection Struggle
Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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Evil Money Root
My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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Beginning Book People Thinking
It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Happiness Love One Liner People See
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
Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Family Home Mom Need One Liner
Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Better Goodness Humor
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Book Choice Enjoyment Friendship Goodness Selection
Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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Bloom Life Love Precious
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
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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Better Hard Lose Lost Man Rule Scars Soul Teach Yourself
Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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Carry Easy End Love
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
The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Greatness Ourselves Purpose Spiritual Worth
It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Advice Fire One Liner
Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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Bad Children Father God Man Noble Work

Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.

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