35 Teacher Quotes to Thank the Inspirational Educators You Know

"The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character."

"A teacher's job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded."

"Teaching is a calling too. And I’ve always thought that teachers in their way are holy—angels leading their flocks out of the darkness."

"If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes."

"Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher."

"Your heart is slightly larger than the average human heart, but that's because you're a teacher."

"Teachers can change lives with the right mix of chalk and challenges."

"Teaching is the greatest act of optimism."

"Students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

"It is not what is poured into the student, but what is planted, that counts."

"I am not a teacher, but an awakener."

"Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire."

"Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach."

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education."

"The best teachers are the ones that change their minds."

"Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together."

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

"The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see."

"One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world."

"Education doesn't just make us smarter. It makes us whole."