"Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds."
"Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction which comes from hearty work of head or hand, and to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world."
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Source: Louisa May Alcott (2000). “The Portable Louisa May Alcott”, p.389, Penguin
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