The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct but since we are all likely to go astray, The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach. (Sophocles)

The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct but since we are all likely to go astray, The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.

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