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Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.
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The quote compares adolescence to being born again—not physically, but in one’s human capacities. It suggests that this stage brings the emergence of more developed qualities, such as deeper thought, judgment, and awareness. The wording presents adolescence as a significant beginning, when a person’s more fully human traits start to take shape.
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- Google Books — Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene
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