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Louisa May Alcott Quotes: Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
         

Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.


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This page presents the quote "Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.". Author of this quote is Louisa May Alcott. This quote is about sigh, struggle, perfect, not perfect, fame, pearls,.