15 quotes about Teachers

1 I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. Alexander the Great

2 A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning. Brad Henry

3 The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. Aristotle

4 A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry Adams

5 If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure. Bill Gates

6 The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner. Elbert Hubbard

7 A teacher is a person who never says anything once. Howard Nemerov

8 Your best teacher is your last mistake. Ralph Nader

9 A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching. Gilbert K. Chesterton

10 One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen. Philip Wylie

11 The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Mark Van Doren

12 You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student. Elisabeth Rohm

13 A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. Amos Bronson Alcott

14 Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater. William Hazlitt

15 To this end the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher. John Strachan