Ch. 39 : Lazy Laurence
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That's just why, because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a common-place dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.
— Louisa May Alcott
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "That's just why, because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a common-place dauber, so I don't intend to try any more." in the context of "Ch. 39 : Lazy Laurence" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Louisa May Alcott" (Quotes, Little Women (1868))
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About Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (29 November 1832 – 6 March 1888) was an American novelist best remembered for her novel Little Women (1868).
About Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (29 November 1832 – 6 March 1888) was an American novelist best remembered for her novel Little Women (1868).
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