It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things.
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"It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things." — Anne Sullivan
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It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things. — Anne Sullivan
About Anne Sullivan
Anne Sullivan was a Educator from United States (1866–1936).
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This quote is attributed to Anne Sullivan, a Educator from United States.
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Anne Sullivan lived from 1866 – 1936.