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Quote by Joseph Conrad
To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot. – Joseph Conrad

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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. – Joseph Conrad

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Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching. – Baltasar Gracian

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I first decided to become an actor at school. A teacher gave us a play to do and that had a major impact. At first, I wanted to work in the theatre, but there was something about the ambience of film, especially American films, that always attracted me. – Jean Reno

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TV is bigger than any story it reports. Its the greatest teaching tool since the printing press. – Fred W. Friendly

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