"To save something beautiful you must destroy it, so it does not fall, limp and degraded, from our miserable human hands."

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“Carry yourself seriously but speak with a sweet voice. Humiliate no one, since, as you know, adolescence is characterized by unbridled self-love, and when a teacher shines light on the good qualities of a child, it does much more than focusing on their vices.”

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