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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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"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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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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Anne Bronte was a Novelist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1820–1849).

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This quote is attributed to Anne Bronte, a Novelist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Anne Bronte lived from 1820 – 1849.