I do not like verbal explanations. Young people pay little heed to them, nor do they remember them. Things… — Jean Jacques Rousseau

I do not like verbal explanations. Young people pay little heed to them, nor do they remember them. Things! Things! I cannot repeat it too often. We lay too much stress upon words; we teachers babble, and our scholars follow our example.

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