The Qualities Of A Teacher

Εἶπε πάλιν ἡ αὐτὴ, ὅτι ὁ διδάσκαλος ὀφείλει εἶναι ξένος φιλαρχίας, καὶ ἀλλότριος κενοδοξίας, μακρὰν ὑπερηφανίας, μὴ ὑπὸ κολακείας ἐμπαιζόμενος μὴ ὑπὸ δώρων τυφλούμενος, μὴ ὑπὸ γαστρὸς νικώμενος, μὴ ὑπὸ ὀργῆς κρατούμενος· ἀλλὰ μακρόθυμος, ἐπιεικὴς, πάσῃ δυνάμει ταπεινόφρων· ἔγκριτος εἶναι καὶ ἀνεκτικός· κηδεμονικὸς καὶ φιλόψυχος. Ἀποφθέγματα Των Ἁγίων Γερόντων, Παλλαδιος Source: Migne PG 65.204a

Again mother Theodora said that a teacher should be a stranger to the love of domination, and to vainglory, and even more distant from pride. He should not be one who is deluded by flattery, nor blinded by gifts, nor conquered by the stomach, nor ruled by anger. He should be patient and gentle, and humble as best he can be. He should be proven and enduring, full of care, and a lover of souls. Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Palladius of Galatia