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Teachers / Students
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.
A good teacher is like a candle—it consumes itself to light the way for others.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.
Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds.
A student is not a container you have to fill but a torch you have to light up.
Teaching is more than imparting knowledge; it is inspiring change.
A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.
True teachers are those who help us think for ourselves.
What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.
Study without desire spoils the memory.
The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.
Students should be taught how to think, not what to think.
A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions.
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.