The gates of thought, how slow and late they discover themselves Yet when they appear, we see that they were always there, always open.
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I suffer whenever I see that common sight of a parent or senior imposing his opinion and way of thinking and being on a young soul to which they are totally unfit. Cannot we let people be themselves, and enjoy life in their own way.Ralph Waldo Emerson
As soon as there is life there is danger.
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The betrothed and accepted lover has lost the wildest charms of his maiden by her acceptance. She was heaven while he pursued her, but she cannot be heaven if she stoops to one such as he.
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A certain awkwardness marks the use of borrowed thoughts but as soon as we have learned what to do with them, they become our own.
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It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'
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