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Gilbert Highet Quotes
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Gilbert Highet
Scottish
Writer
Born:
Jun 22
,
1906
Died:
Jan 20
,
1978
Endure
Man
Old
Politics
Promise
Vote
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A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.
Gilbert Highet
Teacher
Health
Doctor
Value
Believe
Must
His
Subject
Interest
Believes
Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it become old: they drop off and are forgotten. New pieces bud out, spread into leaves, and become big branches, proliferating.
Gilbert Highet
Old
Language
Drop
Big
Become
Living
Changing
Out
Bud
Feel
New
Pieces
Parts
Spread
Leaves
Off
Branches
Forgotten
Thing
Living Thing
The relation between parents and children is essentially based on teaching.
Gilbert Highet
Parenting
Parents
Relation
Between
Essentially
Children
Teaching
Based
What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?
Gilbert Highet
Politics
Vote
Those
Promise
Support
Endure
Public
Persuading
The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.
Gilbert Highet
Needs
Man
Soul
Wealth
Power
Duty
Enjoy
Enrich
Possession
Beyond
Real
His
Multiply
Extend
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