Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Kids don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.

Source: Jim Henson, It’s Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider (2005)

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

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What a teacher imparts by word of mouth is nothing in comparison with what he teaches us to get for ourselves from books.

Source: Georges Duhamel, Défense des Lettres [In Defense of Letters] (1937); Page: 43.

Everyone you meet has something to teach you.

If you teach a child a lesson by inspiring curiosity you will be building the foundation for a lifelong student who sees the world as a classroom.

You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within himself.

Source: As quoted in How to Win Friends and Influence People (1935) by Dale Carnegie, page: 117.