A man who knows a subject thoroughly, a man so soaked in it that he ea…

H. L. Mencken
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A man who knows a subject thoroughly, a man so soaked in it that he eats it, sleeps it and dreams it- this man can always teach it with success, no matter how little he knows of technical pedagogy. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.303, Vintage
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A man who knows a subject thoroughly, a man so soaked in it that he eats it, sleeps it and dreams it- this man can always teach it with success, no matter how little he knows of technical pedagogy. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.303, Vintage

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