“ It is not cowardly to flee temptation, and nobody whose opinion is worth having will ridicule any brave attempt to conquer one's self. ”
Louisa May Alcott, Rose in Bloom (1876). copy citation
| Author | Louisa May Alcott |
|---|---|
| Source | Rose in Bloom |
| Topic | ridicule temptation |
| Date | 1876 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2804/2804-h/2804-h.htm |
Context
““Very hard. I haven't the moral courage to own up and face ridicule, and it seems so mean to hide for fear of breaking my word. I will keep it this time, Rose, if I go to the ends of the earth to do it.”
“It is not cowardly to flee temptation, and nobody whose opinion is worth having will ridicule any brave attempt to conquer one's self. Don't mind it, Charlie, but stand fast, and I am sure you will succeed.”
“You don't know what it is, and I can't tell you, for till I tried to give it up I never guessed what a grip it had on me.”
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