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“The primary purpose of education is not to teach you to earn your bread, but to make every mouthful sweeter.”

Quote by James Rowland Angell

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James Rowland Angell

James Rowland Angell was a prominent psychologist born on May 8, 1869, and died on March 4, 1949. He had a significant impact on the field of psychology, particularly in educational psychology and experimental psychology. more

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