“The ideal teacher student relationship exists when the student is better than the teacher.”
Kenzaburō Ōe (1935) Japanese author
p 92
Shizuka-na seikatsu (A Quiet Life) (1990)
“Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books”
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