Famous Teacher Quotes

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. – William Arthur Ward

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. – William Butler Yeats

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism. – Colleen Wilcox

The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover. – Jean Piaget

The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see. – Alexandra K. Trenfor

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

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. – John Dewey

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding. – William Arthur Ward

The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. – B.B. King

Famous Teacher Quotes part 2

Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. – Bob Talbert

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

In teaching, you cannot see the fruit of a day’s work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years. – Jacques Barzun

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. – John Wooden

The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. – Robert John Meehan

To teach is to touch a life forever. – Unknown

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. – George Washington Carver

The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Peter Drucker

A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary. – Thomas Carruthers

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

Teachers can open the door, but it’s up to the students to enter. – Chinese Proverb

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. – Steve Jobs

Every student can learn, just not on the same day or in the same way. – George Evans

Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. – Albert Einstein

I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. – Socrates

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Albert Schweitzer

A teacher who loves learning earns the right and the ability to help others learn. – Ruth Beechick

The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. – Unknown

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. – Malcolm X

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you. – B.B. King

Education is not received. It is achieved. – Unknown

The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see. – Alexandra K. Trenfor

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela

I’ve never let my schooling interfere with my education. – Mark Twain

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. – William Arthur Ward

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. – William Butler Yeats

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism. – Colleen Wilcox

The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover. – Jean Piaget

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding. – William Arthur Ward

The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see. – Alexandra K. Trenfor

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

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. – John Dewey

The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. – Robert John Meehan

Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. – Bob Talbert

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

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. – William Arthur Ward

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. – William Butler Yeats

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism. – Colleen Wilcox

The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover. – Jean Piaget

The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see. – Alexandra K. Trenfor

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

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. – John Dewey

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding. – William Arthur Ward

The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. – B.B. King

Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. – Bob Talbert

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

In teaching, you cannot see the fruit of a day’s work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years. – Jacques Barzun

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. – John Wooden

The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. – Robert John Meehan

To teach is to touch a life forever. – Unknown

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. – George Washington Carver

The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Peter Drucker

A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary. – Thomas Carruthers

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

Teachers can open the door, but it’s up to the students to enter. – Chinese Proverb

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. – Steve Jobs

Every student can learn, just not on the same day or in the same way. – George Evans

Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. – Albert Einstein

I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. – Socrates

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Albert Schweitzer

A teacher who loves learning earns the right and the ability to help others learn. – Ruth Beechick

The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. – Unknown

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. – Malcolm X

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you. – B.B. King

Education is not received. It is achieved. – Unknown

The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see. – Alexandra K. Trenfor

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela

I’ve never let my schooling interfere with my education. – Mark Twain

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. – William Arthur Ward

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. – William Butler Yeats

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism. – Colleen Wilcox

The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover. – Jean Piaget

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding. – William Arthur Ward

The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see. – Alexandra K. Trenfor

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

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. – John Dewey

The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. – Robert John Meehan

Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. – Bob Talbert

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