Inspirational Words of Wisdom

Quotes about Teachers

A collection of inspirational quotes about teachers. Teaching is a skill that is unique, but one that most of us have. Teachers play an important role in our society, they influence our children, our teens, and ourselves. We hope you find words of wisdom in these quotes about teachers and teaching.

"The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate 'apparently ordinary' people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners: it is in making winners out of ordinary people."
K. Patricia Cross

"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings.
The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child."
Carl Jung

"A teacher is better than two books."
German Proverb

"Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers."
Josef Albers

"Books are the quietest and most constant friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
Charles W. Eliot

"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."
Mark van Doren

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

"Teachers open the door. You enter yourself."
Chinese Proverb

"Teaching allows you to share your wealth while at the same time increasing your own wealth."
Catherine Pulsifer

"Men learn while they teach."
Seneca


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