15 Quotes on Mentorship

Mentorship plays a prevalent role in every field from the Arts to Corporate life. Whether it be a formal relationship or simply a caring veteran who took us under their wing, mentors are part and parcel of many of our successes.

Here are 15 quotes on the power of mentorship from Writers and Industrialists:

“Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“My mentor said, ‘Let’s go do it,’ not ‘You go do it.’ How powerful when someone says, ‘Let’s!’”
— Jim Rohn 

“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.”
— John Crosby 

“A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained.”
— Shawn Hitchcock

“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.”
— Benjamin Franklin

“My mistakes have been my greatest mentors.”
— Steve Maraboli 

“We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.”
— Whoopi Goldberg 

“You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.”
— Diana Ross 

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
― Margaret Mead 

“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.”
— Oprah Winfrey 

“A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.”
— Bob Proctor

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.”
— Mestrius Plutarchus

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