There is no teaching until the pupil is brought into the same
state or principle in which you are; read more

There is no teaching until the pupil is brought into the same
state or principle in which you are; a transfusion takes place;
he is you, and you are he; there is a teaching; and by no
unfriendly chance or bad company can he ever quite lose the
benefit.

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

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

Most subjects at universities are taught for no other purpose than that they may be retaught when the students become read more

Most subjects at universities are taught for no other purpose than that they may be retaught when the students become teachers.

The sounding jargon of the schools.

The sounding jargon of the schools.

To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler--and less trouble.

To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler--and less trouble.

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.

O ye! who teach the ingenious youth of nations,
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain,
I pray read more

O ye! who teach the ingenious youth of nations,
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain,
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals, never mind the pain.

Seek to delight, that they may mend mankind.
And, while they captivate, inform the mind.

Seek to delight, that they may mend mankind.
And, while they captivate, inform the mind.

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are read more

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.