Many people have played themselves to death. Many people have eaten and drunk themselves to death. Nobody ever thought himself to death.

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

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

What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?

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

The wise teacher knows that 55 minutes of work plus 5 minutes laughter are worth twice as much as 60 minutes of unvaried work.

Many of the snarly bad-tempered teachers whom we remember with hatred were really nice people soured by years of anxiety and penny-pinching.