A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

The best school in the world will scarcely save a boy who hates the school and the purpose it serves and the society that created it.

Know the subject; love the subject; like your students; know your students.

A very wise old teacher once said: I consider a day's teaching wasted if we do not all have one hearty laugh.

Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it become old: they drop off and are forgotten. New pieces bud out, spread into leaves, and become big branches, proliferating.

If you do not actually like boys and girls, or young men and young women, give up teaching.

Leisure is one of the three greatest rewards of being a teacher. It is, unfortunately, the privilege which teachers most often misuse.