“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.”– Vernon Law Related Quotes “The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people. To the teacher, America entrusts her most precious resource, her children and asks that they be prepared… to face the rigors of individual participation in a democratic society.”– Shirley Hufstedler “Prosperity is a great teacher adversity a greater.”– William Hazlitt “My painting teacher in high school used to say, ‘I can’t paint like I want to, but through practice I’ll get better.’ But I don’t think that’s true. I think sometimes you just can’t paint.”– Ellie Kemper