But in the life of every man there are influences of a far more real and penetrating character than those which come through the medium of schools or teachers. (Frederic William Farrar)

But in the life of every man there are influences of a far more real and penetrating character than those which come through the medium of schools or teachers.

Frederic William Farrar

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