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Quote by 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. – Anne Bronte

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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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Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe. – Anne Bronte

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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine. – Anne Bronte

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Let me alone, and go in search of someone else. – Ali ibn Abi Talib

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