Quotes by Teaching The splendid thing about education is that everyone wants it. Like influenza, you can give it away without losing any of it yourself. Evelyn Waugh teachingteacherretirement Good teachers cost a lot; but, poor teachers cost a lot more. Evan Esar teachingeducationteacher The question to be asked of all teaching is not, 'Is it new?' but 'Is it true?' F. F. Bruce teaching I will begin with the self-styled "Christian" party, who profess to base their morality on the New Testament. But whether it is really more Christian to follow or to ignore the teachings of the Gospels I shall not discuss. F. H. Bradley partyteachingchristian How vital are mother’s influence and teaching in the home-and how apparent when neglected! Ezra Taft Benson teachingmotherhome Our families may be corrupted by worldly trends and teachings unless we know how to use the [Book of Mormon] to expose and combat the falsehoods in socialism, organic evolution, rationalism, humanism, and so forth.…And our nation will continue to degenerate unless we read and heed the words of the God of this land, Jesus Christ, and quit building up and upholding the secret combinations which the Book of Mormon tells us proved the downfall of both previous American civilizations. Ezra Taft Benson teachingbookjesus Only men of moral and mental force, of a patriotic regard for the relationship of the two races, can be of real service as ministers in the South. Less theology and more of human brotherhood, less declamation and more common sense and love for truth, must be the qualifications of the new ministry that shall yet save the race from the evils of false teaching. Fannie Barrier Williams patrioticrealteaching Lecturers should remember that the capacity of the mind to absorb is limited to what the seat can endure. Evan Esar intellectualteachingmind A lecturer often makes you feel dumb at one end and numb at the other. Evan Esar numbdumbteaching But teaching is like climbing a mountain. Fawn M. Brodie climbingmountainteaching It is the moral element contained in it that alone gives value and dignity to a religion, and only in so far as its teachings serve to stimulate and purify our moral aspirations does it deserve to retain its ascendency over mankind. Felix Adler elementsteachinggiving I read, read enormously on all different fields of Islamic thought, from philosophy to Islamic literature, poetry, exegeses, knowledge of the Hadith, the teachings of the prophet. That's how I trained myself. And then I was appointed imam by a Sufi master from Istanbul, Turkey. Feisal Abdul Rauf islamicteachingphilosophy Only Jesus Christ is uniquely qualified to provide that hope, that confidence, and that strength we need to overcome the world and rise above our human failings. To do so, we must place our faith in Him and live by His laws and teachings. Ezra Taft Benson teachinglawjesus A young woman who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and who applies its teachings will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and will be a mighty tool in the hands of the Lord. Ezra Taft Benson teachingbookhands Should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a schoolbook? Its morals are pure, its examples are captivating and noble....In no Book is there so good English, so pure and so elegant, and by teaching all the same they will speak alike, and the Bible will justly remain the standard of language as well as of faith. Fisher Ames exampleteachingbook When our Heavenly Father placed Adam and Eve on this earth, He did so with the purpose in mind of teaching them how to regain His presence. Our Father promised a Savior to redeem them from their fallen condition. Ezra Taft Benson teachingmindfather Older boys often asked me to teach them “some bad words in your language”. At first I politely refused. My refusal merely increased their determination, so I solved the problem by teaching them phrases like 'man kharam' which means “I'm an idiot”. I told them that what I was teaching them was so nasty that they would have to promise never to repeat it to anyone. They would then spend all of recess running around yelling “I'm an idiot! I'm an idiot!”. I never told them the truth. I figured someday, somebody would Firoozeh Dumas determinationteachingrunning Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him. Ezra Taft Benson teachingteacher If I had a kid, and I had a choice between teaching somebody how to avoid trouble, or teaching them how to get out of it, I'd teach them how to get out of it. Fiona Apple choicesteachingkids Are we reading the Constitution and pondering it? Are we aware of its principles? Are we abiding by these principles and teaching them to others? Could we defend the Constitution? Can we recognize when a law is constitutionally unsound? Do we know what the prophets have said about the Constitution and the threats to it? Ezra Taft Benson readingteachinglaw«4849505152535455565758»
