Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes About Teaching

Quotes about: Teaching

• When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's [children's] minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Children, Teaching, Science

• What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation?

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Education, Teacher, Teaching

• The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Inspirational, Education, Teacher

• Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Art, Teaching, Knowledge

  "De Legibus (On the Laws)". Book by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Book II, Chapter 19), circa 52 BC.

• Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Teacher, Fear, Teaching

  "Philippicae (Philippics)". Oration by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Book II, Chapter 36), 44-43 BC.

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