Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.
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"Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern." — R. Buckminster Fuller #familyparenting
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Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern. — R. Buckminster Fuller
About R. Buckminster Fuller
R. Buckminster Fuller was a Inventor from United States (1895–1983).
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This quote is attributed to R. Buckminster Fuller, a Inventor from United States.
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R. Buckminster Fuller lived from 1895 – 1983.
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