"It is not possible for one to..." - Quote by Confucius
It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
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“The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.”
“Words are the voice of the heart.”
“While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment.”
More on Family
“Happy will that house be in which the relations are formed from character; after the highest, and not after the lowest order; the house in which character marries, and not confusion and a miscellany of unavowable motives.”
“I've been my mom's kitchen helper since I was a little kid.”
“My mother is so full of joy and life. I am her child. And that is better than being the child of anyone else in the world.”
More on Teaching
“Never tire to study. And to teach to others”
“The same is true of Love, and the instinctive desire to please those whom we love. The teacher who succeeds in getting herself loved by the pupils will obtain results which one of a more forbidding temperament finds it impossible to secure.”
“It is only a moment here and a moment there that the greatest writer has. Some cognizance of the fact must be taken in your teaching.”