"A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism."
"The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples."
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Source: Orphic Sayings: LXXX. Teacher. The Dial, www.alcott.net. January 1841.
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