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In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to read more
In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
Your Latin names for horns and stools;
If honest nature read more
What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
Your Latin names for horns and stools;
If honest nature made you fools.
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.
The first duty of a lecturer--to hand you after an hour's discourse a nugget of pure truth to wrap up read more
The first duty of a lecturer--to hand you after an hour's discourse a nugget of pure truth to wrap up between the pages of your notebooks and keep on the mantlepiece forever.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative
expression and knowledge.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative
expression and knowledge.
The trainer trains the docile horse to turn, with his sensitive
neck, whichever way the rider indicates.
[Lat., read more
The trainer trains the docile horse to turn, with his sensitive
neck, whichever way the rider indicates.
[Lat., Fingit equum tenera docilem cervice magister
Ire viam qua monstret eques.]
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.
Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
