Quotations about Teachers, teaching and education

 

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi (1869 -- 1948) Indian political and spiritual leader.   Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Malcolm S. Forbes "Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." Winston Churchill   Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both. Abraham Flexner    Thought flows in terms of stories - stories about events, stories about people, and stories about intentions and achievements. The best teachers are the best story tellers. We learn in the form of stories. Frank Smith   "Better than one thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher"               Japanese Proverb See the whole collection here...