His Teacher Quotes

28 quotes by 28 authors

Three things give the student the possibility of surpassing his teacher: ask a lot of questions, remember the answers, teach. — John Amos Comenius
A smart mother suggests that her child bring an apple to his teacher; a smarter mother suggests that he bring a couple of aspirins. — Evan Esar
We do not wish to abolish teaching and to make every man his own master, but if the curates will not teach the gospel, the… — William Tyndale
Often nothing keeps the pupil on the move but his faith in his teacher, whose mastery is now beginning to dawn on him .... How… — Eugen Herrigel
I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher. — John Philip Sousa
Rossini would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough on his backside. — Ludwig van Beethoven
I have always felt that the true text-book for the pupil is his teacher — Mahatma Gandhi
The practice of kindness is the daily, friendly, homely caring form of love. It is both humble-a schoolboy bringing his teacher a bouquet of dandelions-and… — Dawna Markova
The man who is an initiate of one of the great Mystery Schools never fears to let his pupils outdistance him, because he knows that… — Dion Fortune
The greatest reward for a student is not a good grade. It is the willingness of his teacher to listen to him. — Nikolay Konstantinov
Dakin (to Irwin, his teacher): Do you really believe that, sir, or are you just trying to make us think? — Anthony Bennett
At the utmost, the active-minded young man should ask of his teacher only mastery of his tools. The young man himself, the subject of education,… — Henry Adams
Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher. — Confucius
An educator's most important task, one might say his holy duty, is to see to it that no child is discouraged at school, and that… — Alfred Adler
True teaching liberates the student from his teacher. — Ernest Holmes
In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as… — Edmund White
Just as a person is commanded to honor and revere his father, so he is under an obligation to honor and revere his teacher, even… — Maimonides
He thinks about his teacher in his literary class, he's staring at her legs. — Alice Cooper
A story must be told in such a way that it constitutes help in itself. My grandfather was lame. Once they asked him to tell… — Martin Buber
My opponent is my teacher and I am his teacher. I have to show him what he's doing wrong and I have to learn from… — Jon Fitch

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