"Teachers open the door ... you enter..." - Quote by Confucius
Teachers open the door ... you enter by yourself.
More by Confucius
“The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.”
“Do not wish for quick results, nor look for small advantages. If you seek quick results, you will not reach the ultimate goal. If you are led astray by small advantages, you will never accomplish great things.”
“There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution.”
More on Teaching
“I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something.”
“Psychology ought certainly to give the teacher radical help.”
“Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.”
More on Learning
“The cardinal virtue of a teacher [is] to protect the pupil from his own influence.”
“Our attitude towards ourselves should be 'to be satiable in learning' and towards others 'to be tireless in teaching.”
“I could do one show after another in China for the rest of my life and still die ignorant. There's a lot of places left to go.”