The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms tha…

Louisa May Alcott
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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. ✨ Louisa May Alcott (2015). Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys & A Sequel - Jo's Boys and How They Turned Out (Children’s Classics Series – Illustrated Edition), p.414, e-artnow
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