Henry Adams - Courthouse Lawn - Van Buren, AR - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

The quote, which is on a marker honoring those who teach, is as follows:

A teacher afeects(sic) eternity
he can never tell where
his influence stops.

The quote is from Henry Brooks Adams' book, The Education of Henry Adams, which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize in the Biography or Autobiography category.

Henry Adams, 1838-1918 was an American journalist, historian, academic and novelist who is best known for the book the aforementioned quote is from.

Full text of the marker:

It is not death to die; For
they who give themselves

to bring the truth to eager minds and lead the way of
life abundant, live on in
personalities they helped
to form; And they who
build into the life of
youth, build for eternity.
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A teacher afeects(sic) eternity
he can never tell where
his influence stops. Henry Adams
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Erected and dedicated to
the memory and honor of
those who have served and
those who are now serving
as school teachers in
every land.
1971
Erected by Harry O. Hamm

Address: County Courthouse lawn Corner of Main and 3rd Van Buren, Arkansas Website: Not listed

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