I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path nor would I watch and guard her, till, deprived of self-respect and self-reliance, she lost the power or the will to watch and guard herself .
Anne Bronte
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- If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.
- A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.
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- Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe.