A practitioner in panegyric, or, to speak more plainly, a professor of the art of puffing. - Richard Brinsley Sheridan - Quotesmemo.com

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I was fortunate to be at that school in an era in which encounters between students and teachers were encouraged; there were a number of teachers who lived on campus, and they'd regularly invite students over for dinner on the weekends. I hope it's still like that: being treated seriously by an adult you admire is a great gift. Children, like adults, want respect - but it's only when you're older that you realize how few people actually extend it.

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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