Teacher’s Day content and famous sayings include: It is better to study than to seek a teacher; Saints are impermanent teachers; Sneaking into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently; It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people; A jade pot contains an ice heart, and a red pen writes Teacher soul and so on.
1. It is better to seek teachers than to study. ——Yang Xiong
From (Han) Yang Xiong's "Dharma Preface? Learning and Practice". Meaning: It is better to study hard than to find a good teacher.
2. The sage is the teacher of impermanence. ——Han Yu
From "Shi Shuo". Meaning: A saint has no fixed teacher.
3. Sneak into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently. ——Du Fu
From "Spring Night Happy Rain". Meaning: With the gentle breeze, quietly enter the night. Finely and densely, it nourishes all things on the earth.
4. It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people.
From "Guan Zi Quan Xiu". Meaning: It is a metaphor that cultivating talents is a long-term solution. He also said that it is not easy to cultivate talents.
5. The jade pot contains the heart of ice, and the ink pen writes the soul of the teacher. ——Bing Xin
From "Bing Xin". It means: The jade pot contains the heart of ice, describing the pure sentiments of the teacher during his lifetime.
6. Once a teacher, always a father. ——Guan Hanqing
From "Zaju Wen Taizhen's Jade Mirror Stand". It means: Once you become a teacher, you will be respected like a father all your life.
7. Among the ancient sage kings, there was no one who did not respect his teacher. ——Lu Buwei
From "Ji·Mengxia Ji". Meaning: All ancient sages and emperors did not respect teachers. This sentence is to ask us to respect teachers.
8. A teacher preaches, teaches, and resolves doubts. ——Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty
From "Shi Shuo". Meaning: A teacher is (can be) relied upon to impart principles, teach studies, and answer difficult questions.
9. Spring silkworms will not run out until they are dead, and wax torches will turn to ashes before their tears dry up. ——(Tang Dynasty) Li Shangyin
From "Untitled". Meaning: Spring silkworms don't die until they finish spinning their silk, and candles don't turn into ashes until they are finished burning. This describes the spirit of selfless dedication of teachers.