Conceit spoils the finest genius.

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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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We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.

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Many argue; not many converse.

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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.

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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.

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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.

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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.

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If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you’ll make it a better place." -- Marmee, Little Women

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