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To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song.
Henri Frederic Amiel
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"To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song."
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To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song. — Henri Frederic Amiel

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Henri Frederic Amiel was a Philosopher from Switzerland (1821–1881).

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Who said "To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be ab…"?
This quote is attributed to Henri Frederic Amiel, a Philosopher from Switzerland.
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Henri Frederic Amiel lived from 1821 – 1881.
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