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This Teacher’s Day, let us be grateful for the patience and resilience of all the teachers who have dedicated their lives into shaping young hearts and minds.
Here are some quotes to remind you of the impact they have on our lives. If you remember someone—your parent, a friend, a mentor from your earlier years—remember to tell them “Thank you.”
Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher.
-Maggie Gallagher
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.
-Aristotle
Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops.
-Henry Brooks Adams
The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.
-Confucius
A genuine teacher does not seek to impress you with their greatness, but instead to impress upon you that you possess the skills to discover your own.
-Charles F. Glassman
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.
-Jeannette Walls
Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.
-Sidney Hook
We must never forget our teachers, our lecturers and our mentors. In their individual capacities have contributed to our academic, professional and personal development.
-Lailah Gifty Akita
Patricia Li is a frequent contributor to Familywise Asia and Workwise Asia. She loves to read and write, and tries to incorporate this in her career.
