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Quote by Edward Gibbon
Every man who rises above the common level has received two educat

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers the second, more personal and important, from himself. – Edward Gibbon

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History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. – Edward Gibbon

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As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of exalted characters. – Edward Gibbon

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Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than anything a teacher in front of a classroom can do. – Major Owens

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The answer, of course, in the mouth of a Christian teacher is that in Christianity alone is there both present joy and future hope. – Mary Augusta Ward

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In the case of my book, I dont think its really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom hes enjoyed a sexual experience, etc. – Edmund White

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Ironically, for a few million people in the Far East, I did become an English teacher through my music. – Pat Boone

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Theres a great joy in my giving. Its thrilling. Its exhilarating. Its important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy. – W. Clement Stone

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If you love something – and there are things that I love – you do want more and more and more of it, but thats not the way to produce good work. – J. K. Rowling

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To be clever enough to get all the money, one must be stupid enough to want it. – G. K. Chesterton

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[H]istory is the sextant of states which, tossed by wind and current, would be lost in confusion if they could not fix their position. – Allan Nevins, The Gateway to History

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