“The mind of youth eagerly catches at promised pleasure: pure and innocent by nature, it thinks not of the dangers lurking beneath those pleasures, till too late to avoid them.” — Susanna Rowson Copy Share Image
While discretion points out the impropriety of my conduct, inclination urges me on to ruin. — Susanna Rowson Copy Share Image
The very basis of true peace of mind is a benevolent wish to see all the world as happy as one's self. — Susanna Rowson Copy Share Image
“The mind of youth eagerly catches at promised pleasure: pure and innocent by nature, it thinks not of the dangers lurking beneath those pleasures,… — Susanna Rowson Copy Share Image
Tis emblematic, the rose of youth and health soon fades when watered by the tear of affliction. — Susanna Rowson Copy Share Image
the heart that is truly virtuous is ever inclined to pity and forgive the errors of its fellow-creatures. — Susanna Rowson Copy Share Image
