Horace Mann Quotes

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them.

Horace Mann



A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.

Horace Mann



A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.

Horace Mann



Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.

Horace Mann



Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.

Horace Mann



Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.

Horace Mann



Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge.

Horace Mann



Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.

Horace Mann



Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.

Horace Mann