Teaching Quotes

"Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness."

Stevie Wonder

“He most honours my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.”

“Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.”

“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”

“Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.”

“I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.”

“The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognised, and the third time it's learned.”

“He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.”

“Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?”

“He said he imitated the trainers of choruses, who set the note a little high to ensure that the rest hit the right note.”

“The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.”

“A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.”

“Whoever sees the Dhamma sees me; whoever sees me sees the Dhamma.”

“Avoid all evil, cultivate good, and purify your mind: this is the teaching of the Buddhas.”

“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.”

"That best academy, a mother's knee."

James Russell Lowell

"Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each."

"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."

"True teachers are those who help us think for ourselves."

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself."

Galileo Galilei

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."

Henry Adams

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."

William Arthur Ward

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."

Kahlil Gibran

"You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives."

Clay P. Bedford

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."

Albert Einstein