Quote#Children
Because of its very personal influence men of action as far back as…
Quote byEthel Hampson Brewster · 1886–1947
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Social Life as an Academic Problem", Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors 11(1924): 68..
English (original)
Because of its very personal influence men of action as far back as Cicero have proclaimed that there can be no more distinguished calling than that of instructing youth.
— Ethel Hampson Brewster
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