Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of …

Louisa May Alcott
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us. ✨ Louisa May Alcott (1940). Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys; a Sequel to Little Women
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