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“A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions.”

Quote by Augustus Hare

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Augustus Hare, a British writer born on March 13, 1834, and died on January 22, 1903. He is renowned for his travel literature and biographies, particularly for the 'English rural' series co-authored with his brother Jules Hare. more

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