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title: "7 Believe Teacher Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Believe Teacher quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Believe Teacher sayings and thoughts."
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> [Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/believe-nothing-o-monks-just-because-you-have-been-told-it-or-it-is/)

[Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/525/gautama-buddha-163_analysis_believe-nothing-o-monks-just-because-you_81724.jpg)

> [Do not believe anything merely because you are told it is so, because others believe it, because it comes from Tradition, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/do-not-believe-anything-merely-because-you-are-told-it-is-so-because/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/790/anonymous-1_respect_do-not-believe-anything-merely-because-y_1006462.jpg)

> [Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/do-not-believe-what-your-teacher-tells-you-merely-out-of-respect-for/)

[Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/gautama-buddha-163_believe_do-not-believe-what-your-teacher-tells-y_2185582.jpg)

> [I believe the teacher's work is largely negative, that it is largely a matter of saying, "This doesn't work because ..." or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flannery-o-connor/i-believe-the-teacher-s-work-is-largely-negative-that-it-is-largely-a/)

[Flannery O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flannery-o-connor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/flannery-o-connor-639_believe_i-believe-the-teacher-s-work-is-largely_2263484.png)

> [Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-capaldi/believe-it-or-not-one-teacher-used-to-call-me-a-giant-spastic-for-not/)

[Peter Capaldi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-capaldi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/peter-capaldi-2535_able_believe-it-or-not-one-teacher-used-to-ca_3006308.png)

> [I believe that the teacher's place and work in the school is to be interpreted from this same basis. The teacher is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/i-believe-that-the-teacher-s-place-and-work-in-the-school-is-to-be/)

[John Dewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dewey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/john-dewey-545_bases_i-believe-that-the-teacher-s-place-and-w_3082144.png)

> [Do not believe in me or any other teacher, rather trust in your own inner voice. This is your guide, this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peace-pilgrim/do-not-believe-in-me-or-any-other-teacher-rather-trust-in-your-own/)

[Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peace-pilgrim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe7/peace-pilgrim-1191_believe_do-not-believe-in-me-or-any-other-teache_3233221.png)

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