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- Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man, but they don't bite everybody.
- Stanislaw J. Lec (1909 - 1966)
- The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
- A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
- Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
- We teach people how to remember, we never teach them how to grow.
- Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
- The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds.
- Frederick William Robertson
- An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
- Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
- Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginning.
- Robert Collier
- The unspoken word never does harm.
- Kossuth
- Folks who never do any more than they are paid for, never get paid more than they do.
- Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
- You never really hear the truth from your subordinates until after 10 in the evening.
- Jurgen Schrempp, Former CEO of DaimlerChrysler
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