Teachers Day Quotes: 20 quotes by famous authors that truly describe the importance of teachers in our life

We’ve all had a teacher in our life that becomes a guiding light for our whole life. Teachers are the most influential figures in society, they help us build not only our academic journey but also help us in building a strong personality with good values.

A teacher’s role is not limited to just classrooms, they become a guiding light, a hero, or also a role model for the students. A teacher’s job is definitely not easy as it is an all-hands-on-deck job with very little time for themselves and it definitely doesn’t end just with academic lessons, it extends to society, touching thousands of lives over the span of their career.

Students are like seeds with teachers being the water as whatever they teach helps in building the values and personality of a student.

Teachers play a vital role in society today and their wisdom has the power to shape the leaders and change-makers of tomorrow. Recognising teachers’ profound contribution reminds us that every great achievement, every act of progress, often has a teacher at its root.Let’s look at some quotes that capture the importance teachers hold in our life:"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." — William Butler Yeats"Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world." — Malala Yousafzai“The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth.” ― Dan Rather"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." — Henry Adams"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." — William Arthur Ward"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." — Mark Van Doren

"One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen." — Philip Wylie"Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges." — Joyce Meyer"A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning." — Brad Henry"It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom." — Michael Morpurgo"If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes." — Guy Kawasaki"The true teachers are those who help us think for ourselves." — Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan"A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others." — Mustafa Kemal Atatürk"They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don’t know it." — Nicholas Sparks"A gifted teacher is not only prepared to meet the needs of today's child, but is also prepared to foresee the hopes and dreams in every child's future." — Robert John Meehan

"The main objective of teaching is not to give explanations, but to knock at the doors of the mind." — Rabindranath Tagore"Teachers are people who start things they never see finished, and for which they never get thanks until it is too late." — Max Forman“Those who educate children well are more to be honoured than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.” — Aristotle“A teacher who can arouse a feeling for one single good action, for one single good poem, accomplishes more than he who fills our memory with rows and rows of natural objects, classified with name and form.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe“A teacher’s job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded.” — Darwin Martin“When you study great teachers… you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.” — William Glasser“A true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.” — Amos Bronson Alcott“A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge and wisdom in the pupils.” — Ever Garrison

“An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.” – Carl Jung“The best teachers impart knowledge through sleight of hand, like a magician.” — Kate BettsTeachers don’t just impart knowledge, they also awaken the imagination and also help in developing confidence and shaping the future leaders, creators, and change-makers. All of these quotes compiled from important voices all over the world celebrate the important part teachers have played in our life and how greatly they contribute to making us what we are today.