World Teachers Day not only celebrates teachers but also calls on countries to invest in them and give them priority to ensure that everyone can get qualified teachers. If you want to pay tribute to teachers in the world today, here are some famous quotes on World Teachers Day that you can share on social media.
WORLD TEACHERS DAY QUOTES
- “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
- “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Brooks Adams
- “A teacher’s job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded.” – Darwin D. Martin
- “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” – American Proverb
- “I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.” – Alexander The Great
- “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward
- “Genius without education is like silver in the mine.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “A good teacher can inspire hope; ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” – Brad Henry
- “Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.” – Josef Albers
- “The great teacher is not the man who supplies the most facts, but the one in whose presence we become different people.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
World Teachers Day Quotes from Student
- “A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in pupils.” – Ever Garrison
- “Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the Earth.” – Helen Caldicott
- “To teach is to learn twice.” – Joseph Joubert
- “The curriculum contains so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element that grows the soul of a child.” – Carl Jung
- “A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.” – Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
- “The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.” – Plato
- “A good teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.” – Thomas Carruthers
- “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.” – Alice Wellington Rollins
- “One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings.” – Carl Jung
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World Teachers Day Quotes for Sister
- “The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate ‘apparently ordinary people to unusual effort.” – K. Patricia Cross
- “Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.” – Anatole France
- “Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.” – Sidney Hook
- “Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.” – Japanese Proverb
- “One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai
- “Great teachers empathize with kids, respect them, and believe that each one has something special that can be built upon.” – Ann Lieberman
World Teachers Day Quotes for brother
- “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
- “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
- “Students don’t deserve mediocre teachers… Students deserve great teachers.” – Maribeth Sublette
- “When the teacher is ready, the student will disappear. When the student is truly ready… the teacher will disappear.” – Lao Tzu
- “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X
World Teachers Day Quotes for mother
“If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.” – Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” – Anatole France
“Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.” – Josef Albers
World Teachers Day Quotes for family
“Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” – Khalil Gibran
“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” – Mark Van Doren
“They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don’t know it.” – Nicholas Sparks
“Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.” –Arne Duncan
“Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.” –Roger Moore
“The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.” –Amos Bronson Alcott
“Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the Earth.” —Helen Caldicott, Physician and Author
“There’s no word in the language I revere more than teacher. My heart sings when a kid refers to me as his teacher, and it always has. I’ve honored myself and the entire family of man by becoming a teacher.” —Pat Conroy, Author
World Teachers Day Quotes From parents
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery- Mark Van Doren
To my dearest Teacher
for your patience and caring
for your kind words and sharing
I just want to say thank you
Happy teacher’s day!
Every word you say appears like words of wisdom. You are the greatest teacher who will always be the best!…
Happy Teacher’s Day!
A good teacher is like a candle. It consumes itself to light the way for others. Happy Teacher’s Day!
You Guided Me When I Was Lost, You Supported Me When I Was Weak, You Have Enlightened me all through. Wishing you a glorious and happy teacher’s day!
Having you as my teacher is one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. Your support and understanding made me feel like I’m enough. I’m feeling very grateful and filled with happiness, and you are the reason. Thank you for everything. Happy Teacher’s Day!
“Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.” – Solomon Ortiz
