Whatever comes, " she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it.Frances Hodgson Burnett
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"Whatever comes, cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it." This quote has many interpretations. The original author was reportedly an American woman named Marie Corelli.
She wrote this under the pseudonym "Emily Brontë" which was eventually changed to "Anne Brontë". One meaning of the quote is that no matter what happens in life, there will always be people who will love you regardless. Another meaning is that there are worse things than wearing tattered rags and tatters.
You can still feel like royalty even if everyone around you knows that you are not.
Source: A Little Princess
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