Teaching Quotes

2884 Teaching quotes by 1777 unique authors

Again, men tell us that our preaching should be positive and not negative, that we can preach the truth without attacking error. But if we… — John Gresham Machen
Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain. — Fawn M. Brodie
We learn by teaching. — James Howell
The most effective teacher will always be biased, for the chief force in teaching is confidence and enthusiasm. — Joyce Cary
Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching. — Pindar
We should not run away from religious teachings. We should run to them. — James Carville
It's not the teaching, it's the learning. — Sly Stone
"What I've learned about teaching is to refer back to the root of that word, which is educo, which means "to pull from." Education does… — Alan Arkin
None can teach admirably if not loving his task. — Amos Bronson Alcott
It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently. — Andre Maurois
If you have forgotten how to be a child you cannot teach children. — Austin O'Malley
If you are going to do anything, you must expect criticism. But it's better to be a doer than a critic. The doer moves; the… — Bruce Barton
Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who… — Calvin Coolidge
If I were president? First thing I'd do is take care of the schoolteachers. I'm not saying we should start 'em out with six figures,… — Carmelo Anthony
These days, teachers have it rough. Kids can be hyperactive, disobedient, and obnoxious. It must feel like being locked in a room of drunk midgets. — Craig Ferguson
We never completely escape the teachers of our childhood nor any of the patterns that formed us. — Frank Herbert
Great knowledge is requisite to instruct those who have been well instructed, but still greater knowledge is requisite to instruct those who have been neglected. — Horace Mann
Teaching isn't one-tenth as effective as training. — Horace Mann
Teachers, who are really good create that environment where you can be very satisfied by the process of learning. If you do something and you… — Jeff Bezos
First let a man teach himself, and then he will be taught by others. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Year after year students tumble along like the waters of a river. They flow away, and only the teacher is left behind, like some deeply… — Kobo Abe
Teaching is of more importance than urging. — Martin Luther
The instructor can scarcely give sensibility where it is essentially wanting, nor talent to the unpercipient block. But he can cultivate and direct the affections… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Your teaching must have the integrity of serious, sound words to which no one can take exception. If it does, no opponent will be able… — Paul the Apostle
Where possible Paul avoids quoting the teaching of Jesus, in fact even mentioning it. If we had to rely on Paul, we should not know… — Albert Schweitzer

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