If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community.

Greg Mortenson
If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but...
If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but...
If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but...
If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but...
About This Quote

This quote is meant to show that girls are not just for education but for life, in which they will play a significant role in the future of the world.

Source: Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, In Afghanistan And Pakistan

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