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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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There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery. – Joseph Conrad

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Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teachers sake. – George Farquhar

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I didnt read so much Japanese literature. Because my father was a teacher of Japanese literature, I just wanted to do something else. – Haruki Murakami

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There is no real teacher who in practice does not believe in the existence of the soul, or in a magic that acts on it through speech. – Allan Bloom

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My teacher, my great cello teacher Leonard Rose, was such a great cellist, and nurturing man, very patient. But I grew up not only admiring him, but obviously Casals, Rostrotovich, Jacqueline du Pre, and many others, including many of my peers and contemporaries. – Yo-Yo Ma

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