Happy Teachers Day Quotes

Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. – Malala Yousafzai

Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own. – Nikos Kazantzakis

Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students. – Charles Kuralt

Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher. – Maggie Gallagher

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.– Kahlil Gibran

The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom, well into the future. – F. Sionil Jose

The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see. – Alexandra K. Trenfor

Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives. – Andy Rooney

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

The Master said, A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present. – Confucius

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer.

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honor for me. – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others. – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Leading a child to learning’s treasures gives a teacher untold pleasures.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher…is to be able to say, “The children are now working as if I did not exist.” – Maria Montessori

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ‘truth’.– Dan Rather 

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

Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.– Solomon Ortiz

Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions.

One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen. – Philip Wylie

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner. – Elbert Hubbard

Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself. – Chinese Proverb

Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth. – Helen Caldicott

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. – Bill Gates

A teacher’s purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. – William Arthur Ward

It’s the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom. – Michael Morpurgo

The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.

Teaching is leaving a vestige of oneself in the development of another. And surely the student is a bank where you can deposit your most precious treasures. – Eugene P. Bertin

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning. – Brad Henry

The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. – C. S. Lewis

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. – Alexander the Great

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