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Charm is an elusive quality. Some have it; no teacher can afford to be without it. Teachers who lack charm must resort to violence.”“How much more dignified to retire from the world rather than wait for the world to tire of you.”“Reform, like gender, is a concept in constant need of reinvention.
Charm is an elusive quality. Some have it; no teacher can afford to be without it. Teachers who lack charm must resort to violence.”“How much more dignified to retire from the world rather than wait for the world to tire of you.”“Reform, like gender, is a concept in constant need of reinvention.
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- Hugh Mahoney
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