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Gilbert Highet was a British writer born on June 22, 1906, and died on January 20, 1978. His works spanned various genres including literary criticism, travel literature, and novels, and he was known for his unique literary style and profound insights.

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Famous Gilbert Highet Quotes

“These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. From each of them goes out its own voice... and just as the touch of a button on our set will fill the room with music, so by taking down one of these volumes and opening it, one can call into range the voice of a man far distant in time and space, and hear him speaking to us, mind to mind, heart to heart.”

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Author:Gilbert Highet

“The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.”

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Book:The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature

Source: The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature

“If you do not actually like boys and girls, or young men and young women, give up teaching.”

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Book:THE ART OF TEACHING

Source: THE ART OF TEACHING

About the Author

Born: June 22, 1906
Died: January 20, 1978
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 37

Books & Sources

THE ART OF TEACHINGRelated source material

The Immortal Profession: The Joys of Teaching and LearningRelated source material

Man's Unconquerable MindRelated source material

The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western LiteratureRelated source material

The migration of ideas: three lectures delivered on the North Foundation at Franklin and Marshall College on 18 and 19 March 1954Related source material

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