quotes about teachers

"If you can read this, thank a teacher."
Anonymous quotes
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Teaching is the world's most fundamental profession, therefore, it is no surprise that quotes about teachers abound.  Whether praising the importance of the vocation or simply exploring its spirit, quotes about teachers can help us to truly value educators and the work they do.

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops."
Henry Brooks Adams quotes (American writer, 1838-1918)
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"Wise teachers create an environment that encourages students to teach themselves"
Leonard Roy Frank quotes
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Quotes about teachers have become more valuable over time as we've grown to understand the significance of education.  A priceless commodity, education is non-existent without teachers and quotes about teachers celebrate this belief.

"Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges."
Joyce A. Myers quotes
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"A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage"
Honore de Balzac quotes (French novelist He developed the realistic novel describing French society in Comedie Humaine (1841). 1799-1850)
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Humor also plays a part in quotes about teachers, since not all teachers live up to our expectations.  Quotes about teachers can be wry commentaries on this sometimes-misinterpreted occupation.

"Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers."
P. J. O'Rourke quotes (American political commentator,journalist, writer and humorist, b.1947)
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