Quote#Wisdom
The Hindus claim the honour of having invented the method of teaching…
Quote byMaria Graham · 1785–1842
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Graham, Maria, Letters on India, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1814.quoted from Jain, M. (editor) (2011). The India they saw: Foreign accounts. New Delhi: Ocean Books. Volume IV Chapter2.
English (original)
The Hindus claim the honour of having invented the method of teaching by apologues…
— Maria Graham
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