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“Mythology is studied in the school system because most of us come from it.”
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“A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil's environment who treats him with respect.”
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“Love is the ultimate giving, an expression of one's best self.”
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“Time collapses and expands like an erratic accordion.”
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“Never mind the cream; it will always rise to the top. It's the skim milk that needs good teachers.”
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“When giving comes directly from the heart, it can never disappoint or embarrass.”
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“People ate bread made of the shells of peas because there was no flour.”
“Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow.”
“Children are the true connoisseurs. What’s precious to them has no price, only value.”
Source: This and That: Random Thoughts and Recollections
“To the young, cliches seem freshly minted.”
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“The heart has its reasons; it's the mind that's suspect.”
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“... good teachers, like Tolstoy's happy families, are alike everywhere.”
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