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We must become what we wish to teach. —Nathaniel Branden

“We must become what we wish to teach.”

Nathaniel Branden

Teaching By Example

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Janaki from Va MAY 10, 2018
I think we teach that which we most want to learn.

Anonymous MAY 10, 2018
What we say is blown away by what we do. Do as you wish others to do.

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