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"Then it was that Jo, living in the darkened room, with that suffering little sister always before her eyes and that pathetic voice sounding in her ears, learned to see the beauty and the sweetness of Beth's nature, to feel how deep and tender a place she filled in all hearts, and to acknowledge the worth of Beth's unselfish ambition to live for others, and make home happy by that exercise of those simple virtues which all may possess, and which all should love and value more than talent, wealth, or beauty."
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"Do not forget you mother, when she is old."
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"Children see beauty in everything."
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"You can become a model of a perfect man or a devoted husband and a father in order to show the role of the a man's responsibility for the family."
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"Do not refuse to help your own relatives."
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"A man's work is from sun to sun but a mother's work is never done."
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"Mothers care in volumes of tears and earnestness of prayers and a depth of emotion others cannot fathom."
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"Children are great observers."
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"Never sever ties with a family member you once loved. Each of you might be on different spiritual paths, but both trails are leading you home."
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"You are evidence of your mother's strength, especially if you are a rebellious knucklehead and regardless she has always maintained her sanity."
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"He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the pit, his brother had been down the pit, and of course he would go down the pit."
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"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success."
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"Work is and always has been my salvation and I thank the Lord for it."
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"I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Learning

"He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions."
Action

"I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this."
Love

"I can get on with wild beasts first-rate, but men rile me awfully."
Nature

"Don't try to make me grow up before my time."
Childhood

"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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"But, like all happiness, it did not last long."
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"Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds."
Hope
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