Teacher Quotes
Quotes about teachers and the lives they shape. This hand-picked collection brings together 21 of the finest teacher quotes ever written — from Chinese Proverb, William Wordsworth, Khalil Gibran and other great voices. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops.
A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you.
A teacher's job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded.
Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.
Come forth into the light of things, let Nature be your teacher.
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.
I am not a teacher, but an awakener.
Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.
One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.
A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart.
To be a teacher in the right sense is to be a learner first.
The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see.