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Teachers who educated children deserved more honour than parents who merely gave them birth; for bare life is furnished by the one, the other ensures a good life.
Aristotle
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Teachers who educated children deserved more honour than parents who merely gave them birth; for bare life is furnished by the one, the other ensures a good life. — Aristotle

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Aristotle was a Philosopher (-384–-322).

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Aristotle lived from -384 – -322.
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