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 Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee,
 At all his jokes, for many a joke had he:
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 Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee,
 At all his jokes, for many a joke had he:
  Full well the busy whisper, circling round,
   Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. 
 Seek to delight, that they may mend mankind.
 And, while they captivate, inform the mind.  
 Seek to delight, that they may mend mankind.
 And, while they captivate, inform the mind. 
Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university read more
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.
Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.
Teaching is useless unless you can learn from your students.
Teaching is useless unless you can learn from your students.
 What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
 Your Latin names for horns and stools;
  If honest nature read more 
 What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
 Your Latin names for horns and stools;
  If honest nature made you fools. 
It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing read more
It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well.
Knowledge exists to be imparted.
Knowledge exists to be imparted.