Famous Quotations about Teaching

Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.

-Plato (BC 427-BC 347) Greek philosopher.

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

-Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918) American historian, journalist and novelist.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

-Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-Swiss-U.S. scientist.

A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.

-Ever Garrison