And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.
Frances Hodgson BurnettRead
She says it has nothing to do with what you look like, or what you have. It has only to do with what you think of and what you do.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True worth comes from one's thoughts and actions rather than outward appearance or possessions.
In this quote, Frances Hodgson Burnett emphasizes that a person's value is determined not by their external attributes or material wealth, but rather by their mindset and the actions they take. It suggests that self-perception and behavior are pivotal in shaping one's identity and relationships with others, highlighting the importance of inner character over surface-level qualities.
Themes
Self-WorthThoughtsActionsCharacterIdentity
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech to emphasize the importance of inner qualities.
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Somehow, something always happens just before things get to the very worst. It is as if Magic did it. If I could only just remember that always. The worse thing never quite comes.
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At that moment a very good thing was happening to her. Four good things had happened to her, in fact, since she came to Misselthwaite Manor. She had felt as if she had understood a robin and that he had understood her; she had run in the wind until her blood had grown warm; she had been healthily hungry for the first time in her life; and she had found out what it was to be sorry for someone.
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