Teacher’s day Wishes, Quotes, Messages

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Teacher's Day is celebrated on September 5, the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a philosopher, scholar, exemplary teacher and politician. Dr Radhakrishnan was also the first Vice President of India and the second President of India. He dedicated his life towards education and shaping up the youth of the country and his contributions in the field of education are exemplary. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour in the country in 1954. He was nominated 27 times for the Nobel Prize; 16 times for the Nobel Prize in literature, and 11 times for the Nobel Peace prize. "Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day," he had said in 1962. Since then, Teachers' Day is observed in India on his birthday. Here we have compiled some quotes for teachers' day by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

Teachers' Day 2019: Here Are 10 Inspiring Quotes From Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan:

1.   Books are the means by which we build bridges between cultures. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2.   Teachers should be the best minds in the country. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3.   A literary genius, it is said, resembles all, though no one resembles him. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
4.   A life of joy and happiness is possible only on the basis of knowledge and science. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
5.   When we think we know, we cease to learn. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
6.   The end-product of education should be a free creative man, who can battle against historical circumstances and adversities of nature. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
7.   True teachers are those who help us think for ourselves. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
8.   Human life as we have it is only the raw material for Human life as it might be. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
9.   Religion is behaviour and not mere belief. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
10.   Man is a paradoxical being- the constant glory and scandal of this world. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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* I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. – Alexander the Great

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*It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. – Albert Einstein

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. – Kahlil Gibran

"The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth." —Dan Rather, Journalist

"The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer.” —Alice Wellington Rollins, Author

"I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.” —Lily Tomlin, Actress

"Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.” —Andy Rooney, Journalist

"There's no word in the language I revere more than teacher. My heart sings when a kid refers to me as his teacher, and it always has. I've honored myself and the entire family of man by becoming a teacher." —Pat Conroy, Author

"… It is a greater work to educate a child, in the true and large sense of that phrase, than to rule a state.” —William Ellery Channing, Preacher and Theologian

"The future of the world is in my classroom today, a future with the potential for good or bad ... Several future presidents are learning from me today; so are the great writers of the next decades, and so are all the so-called ordinary people who will make the decisions in a democracy. I must never forget these same young people could be the thieves and murderers of the future. Only a teacher? Thank God I have a calling to the greatest profession of all! I must be vigilant every day, lest I lose one fragile opportunity to improve tomorrow." —Ivan Welton Fitzwater, Educator

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." —Source Unknown, sometimes attributed to William Butler Yeats, Poet

"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit." —John Steinbeck, Author

"Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.” —Colleen Wilcox, Educator

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." —Henry Brooks Adams, Historian

"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important." —Bill Gates, Technologist and Philanthropist

"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." —Mark Van Doren, Poet

"I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession." —John Wooden, Athlete and Coach

"Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the Earth." —Helen Caldicott, Physician and Author

Teacher’s day Wishes, Quotes, Messages