Teaching Quotes

2884 Teaching quotes by 1777 unique authors

Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and… — Peter Drucker
How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it. — Alexandre Dumas
Adventure is worthwhile in itself. — Amelia Earhart
Teaching prejudice to a child is itself a form of bullying. You've got to be taught to hate. — Roger Ebert
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over… — Marian Wright Edelman
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. — Albert Einstein
I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert. — Albert Ellis
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant. — Epictetus
To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse… — Epictetus
Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future. — Euripides
Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them. — Richard L. Evans
Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army. — Edward Everett
The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction. — Michael Faraday
I loved being on the field playing and teaching softball. I didn't like the fact that a camp had my name on it and I… — Jennie Finch
It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed. — Harvey S. Firestone
If you want to study writing, read Dickens. That's how to study writing, or Faulkner, or D.H. Lawrence, or John Keats. They can teach you… — Shelby Foote
If you never budge, don't expect a push. — Malcolm Forbes
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon. — E. M. Forster
To the teacher weighed down with paperwork, I say: you've been messed around too often. You came into teaching to spend your time teaching children… — William Hague
I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help, it is the… — Nhat Hanh
The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling… — Nhat Hanh
If you rest, you rust. — Helen Hayes
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater. — William Hazlitt
Rules and models destroy genius and art. — William Hazlitt

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