#defends

A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

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The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

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He who defends everything defends nothing. ↗

— Frederick II

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A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

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A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time. ↗

— Annie Dillard

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