The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

Those who know how to think need no teachers.

Those who know how to think need no teachers.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

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

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

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to read more

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.