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Every decent man, and every real gentleman in particular, ought to apply himself, above all things, to the study of his native language, so as to express his ideas with ease and gracefulness.

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Science is a most useful thing for us all. It is one of the most useful ornaments of man. There is no dress which embellishes the body more than science does the mind.

Laurent Clerc

Laurent Clerc

Laurent Clerc

Born: December 26, 1785

Died: July 18, 1869 (aged 83)

Bio: Louis Laurent Marie Clerc was a French teacher called "The Apostle of the Deaf in America" by generations of American deaf people. He was taught by Abbe Sicard, at the famous school for the Deaf in Paris, Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets.

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