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“It is only another name for trying to be good, and the story may help us, for though we do want to be good, it’s hard work and we forget, and don’t do our best.
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What does this quotation mean?
From Chapter ONE of Little Women. This is fictional dialogue or narration; its meaning depends on the surrounding scene, not on treating it as the author’s personal advice.
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Source: Little Women , Chapter ONE
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