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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.
I tell my son Corey that the greatest teacher is the teacher who says, 'Don't follow me; follow yourself. Because within you there is that kingdom, that life, that force.'
A good teacher is a determined person.
If you don't have a teacher you can't have a disciple.
People think of teachers who are born to teach, and you think of all these charismatic folks. Some of the most successful teachers are some of the least charismatic, interestingly. But they have a gift of figuring out what motivates people.
He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ all his art in seeking to bring his pupil to experience this power.
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.