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Influence on others4 quotes
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. — Henry Adams · 1907I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. — Frank Costello · 2006One has a right to judge of a man by the effect he has over his friends. — Oscar Wilde · 1891The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand. — Henry Adams · 1907Friends1 quote
One has a right to judge of a man by the effect he has over his friends. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Influences1 quote
I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. — Frank Costello · 2006Legacy1 quote
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. — Henry Adams · 1907Teachers and students1 quote
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. — Henry Adams · 1907Writers1 quote
The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand. — Henry Adams · 1907