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The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.

Approximate author period: c. 1839 AD · industrial

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Edward Bulwer Lytton
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Approximate author period: c. 1839 AD · industrial
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Pearls of Thought (1881) (1881 AD)

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