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    The twig is so easily bended
    I have banished the rule and the rod:
    I have taught them the goodness of knowledge,
    They have taught me the goodness of God;
    My heart is the dungeon of darkness,
    When I shut them for breaking a rule;
    My frown is sufficient correction;
    My love is the law of the school.

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Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

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The sounding jargon of the schools.

The sounding jargon of the schools.

by William Cowper Found in: Teaching Quotes,
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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.

by Lee Iacocca Found in: Teaching Quotes,
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'Tis pleasing to be school'd in a strange tongue
By female lips and eyes--that is, I mean,
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'Tis pleasing to be school'd in a strange tongue
By female lips and eyes--that is, I mean,
When both the teacher and the taught are young,
As was the case, at least, where I have been;
They smile so when one's right; and when one's wrong
They smile still more.

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To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

by Isocrates Found in: Teaching Quotes,
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He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of
virtuous living.

He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of
virtuous living.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Teaching Quotes,
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What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
Your Latin names for horns and stools;
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What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
Your Latin names for horns and stools;
If honest nature made you fools.

by Robert Burns Found in: Teaching Quotes,
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Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

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Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue
and lytterature.
- John read more

Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue
and lytterature.
- John Lyly (Lylie or Lyllie),

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