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Edward Gibbon

But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous.

Edward Gibbon

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Edward Gibbon is saying that teaching or giving instructions usually doesn't work well unless the person already has a natural talent or inclination that makes learning easy. In other words, instruction is most effective when the learner is already well-prepared or naturally suited to understand it.

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