Quotes from Eraldo Banovac

A friend is a person who always understands your preoccupations, even when other people do not perceive them at all.

We should always respect our teachers, because transforming children into knowledge-oriented young people is a precious and extremely difficult job.

The best advice will come from the person who has no personal interest in the matter.

Kids, no matter how big your problems are – ask your parents for help and advice.

When choosing a profession, a person will have good incentive for personal development by choosing such a profession that represents a personal challenge.

Use two-way communication on oral exams to check the students' knowledge, not their attitudes. Checking attitudes can lead to the slippery area of subjective assessment.

Knowledge can be acquired by education, reading, communicating and observing, but also simply by living.

If you cannot solve a problem, ask someone who knows.

Don't be afraid to study hard: knowledge never exhausts the mind.

One may sleep as long as one prefers, but one should know that each hour of excess sleep is an hour lost for learning.

Aiming to check a new test's difficulty, ask your assistants to solve the test prior to the actual exam. If the results are not satisfactory, reevaluate all ambiguous questions and correct them.

Curiosity lies in a hidden corner of the scientific mind.

Success and failure are relative categories. Therefore, do not exult in victory and do not despair after defeat. Accept the changes in life placidly, knowing that autumn and winter come after summer.

I've tried to solve problems to the best of my knowledge. Many times I was successful, but sometimes I also failed. And now I finally understand – that's life.

In reality, there is no highway to success. Therefore, be prepared for difficulties.

Success is mainly the result of hard work.

If one is not prepared to fail, there is no way to achieve success inbusiness and life.

Success is relative, but happiness is absolute.

Life is the greatest teacher because it educates even those who really hate to learn.

Living a short life as a proud person is more worthwhile than living a whole century as a chameleon.

Observing is the basis of wisdom.

Inner peace comes from a clear conscience.

You should be aware of fake friends because it is the hardest to be aware of.

Problems often become worse if incompetent people try to solve them.