40 Inspirational Quotes for Students By Teachers
An inspiring collection of quotes that can be used by teachers to inspire their students.
Teachers, your words matter.
When you speak to your students, whether in a one-on-one meeting or in front of the class, your words have the potential to inspire them. Every day, you have the opportunity to encourage them to work hard and be their best selves.
What To Say to Inspire Students
We can inspire students with powerful words of encouragement and excitement. We can remind them of their potential, the opportunities if they try hard and the power of education.
Here are some simple quotes you can share with your students to provide inspiration and to encourage a conversation:
Inspirational Quotes for Students by Teachers
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” Zig Ziglar
“Teachers can open the door, but you must enter it yourself.” Chinese proverb
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein
“They cannot stop me. I will get my education, if it is in the home, school, or anyplace.” Malala Yousafzai
“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” Thomas Jefferson
“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.” Nora Roberts
“A little progress each day adds up to big results.” Satya Nani
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Quotes For Students From Teachers
“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.” Zig Ziglar
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” Mark Twain
“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” Chinese proverb
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” Og Mandino
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Arthur Ashe
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” John Wooden
“Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.” Francis Bacon
“Skill is only developed by hours and hours of work.” Usain Bolt
“Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” B.B. King
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank
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“If people did not do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.” Ludwig Wittgenstein
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain
“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.” Chinese Proverb
Teacher Quotes To Students
“The man who does not read books has no advantage over the one who cannot read them.” Mark Twain
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited.” Plutarch
“You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.” Abraham Maslow
“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.” Bill Nye
“The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.” Tom Bodett
“We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.” Lloyd Alexander
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Malcolm X
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.” Alexandra K. Trenfor
“The learned man knows that he is ignorant.” Victor Hugo
“A man’s mind, stretched by new ideas, may never return to its original dimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
“The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn …and change.” Carl Rogers
“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” Wayne Dyer
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Short Quotes For Students From Teachers
“Nine tenths of education is encouragement.” Anatole France
“Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.” James Dewar
“Despise school and remain a fool.” German proverb
“The person who asks questions is more helpful than the person who offers advice.” James Clear
“Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.” Bruce Lee
“What we learn with pleasure we never forget.” Alfred Mercier
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” Aristotle
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