Appearance Quotes
When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready. The teacher will Disappear.
"When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready. The teacher will Disappear."— Lao Tzu
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Meaning of this quote
Readiness can change what a learner recognizes and how much guidance is needed. The second sentence imagines successful teaching leading toward independence.
Key takeaway:
Let useful guidance help you become more capable of learning independently.
Origin of the quote
A modern teaching maxim with later expansions.
Who actually said this?
Likely misattributedStenudd rejects the Laozi credit and traces the saying outside the Tao Te Ching. The added disappearing-teacher clause has a separate modern history.
