Far from wishing to awaken the artist in the pupil prematurely the teacher considers it his first task to make him a skilled artisan with sovereign control of his craft.

Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

If you become a teacher by your pupils you'll be taught.

A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See what's good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy.

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

A good teacher must know the rules a good pupil the exceptions.

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.

I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an efficient teacher.

The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.

That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.