No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern. Plato
No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Plato
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Teaching isn’t one-tenth as effective as training. Horace Mann
Teaching isn’t one-tenth as effective as training.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Horace Mann
Teaching is of more importance than urging. Martin Luther
Teaching is of more importance than urging.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Martin Luther
It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach. John Locke
It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by John Locke
A schoolteacher or professor cannot educate individuals, he educates only species. Georg C. Lichtenberg
A schoolteacher or professor cannot educate individuals, he educates only species.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
To teach successfully we must tell all we know, but only what is adaptable to the student. Fr?ric-C?r La Harpe
To teach successfully we must tell all we know, but only what is adaptable to the student.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Fr?ric-C?r La Harpe
To teach is to learn twice. Joseph Joubert
To teach is to learn twice.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Joseph Joubert
Morality sticks faster when presented in brief sayings than when presented in long discourse. Immermann
Morality sticks faster when presented in brief sayings than when presented in long discourse.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Immermann
The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before. Elbert Hubbard
The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Elbert Hubbard
When you introduce a moral lesson, let it be brief. Horace
When you introduce a moral lesson, let it be brief.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Horace
Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace the day’s disasters in his morning face. Oliver Goldsmith
Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace the day’s disasters in his morning face.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater. Gail Godwin
Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Gail Godwin
Those who go to college and never get out are called professors. George Givot
Those who go to college and never get out are called professors.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by George Givot
The teacher gives not of his wisdom, but rather of his faith and lovingness. Kahlil Gibran
The teacher gives not of his wisdom, but rather of his faith and lovingness.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Kahlil Gibran
Those who know how to think need no teachers. Mahatma Gandhi
Those who know how to think need no teachers.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Mahatma Gandhi
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. Galileo Galilei
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Galileo Galilei
I am not a teacher, but an awakener. Robert Frost
I am not a teacher, but an awakener.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Robert Frost
We love the precepts for the teacher’s sake. George Farquhar
We love the precepts for the teacher’s sake.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by George Farquhar
Knowledge exists to be imparted. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Knowledge exists to be imparted.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Albert Einstein
Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn. William J. Durant
Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by William J. Durant
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Mark Van Doren
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Mark Van Doren
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. John Cotton Dana
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by John Cotton Dana
In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher. Dalai Lama
In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Dalai Lama
Once more I would adopt the graver style — a teacher should be sparing of his smile. William Cowper
Once more I would adopt the graver style — a teacher should be sparing of his smile.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by William Cowper
A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching. Gilbert K. Chesterton
A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Gilbert K. Chesterton
First he wrought, and afterward he taught. Geoffrey Chaucer
First he wrought, and afterward he taught.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Geoffrey Chaucer
A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary. Thomas Carruthers
A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Thomas Carruthers
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn. Bertolt Brecht
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Bertolt Brecht
Life is amazing: and the teacher had better prepare himself to be a medium for that amazement. Edward Blishen
Life is amazing: and the teacher had better prepare himself to be a medium for that amazement.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Edward Blishen
Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him. Ezra Taft Benson
Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Ezra Taft Benson
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. Jacques Barzun
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Jacques Barzun
You teach best what you most need to learn. Richard Bach
You teach best what you most need to learn.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Richard Bach
You can’t teach a hunter it’s wrong to kill. Hari Dass Baba
You can’t teach a hunter it’s wrong to kill.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Hari Dass Baba
A professor is one who talks in someone else’s sleep. W. H. Auden
A professor is one who talks in someone else’s sleep.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by W. H. Auden
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. Aristotle
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Aristotle
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry Brooks Adams
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.Teachers and TeachingQuotations by Henry Brooks Adams
Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others. Oscar Wilde
Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.Taxes and TaxationQuotations by Oscar Wilde
The thing generally raised on city land is taxes. Charles Dudley Warner
The thing generally raised on city land is taxes.Taxes and TaxationQuotations by Charles Dudley Warner