What did Horace Mann mean by: Superiority to circumstances is one of the most prominent characteristics of great men. Horace Mann Educator · USA Copy
Want of occupation is the bane of both men and women, perhaps more especially of the latter. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Horace Mann, Gender, Idleness, Productivity, 0 Horace Mann Educator · USA
Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Horace Mann, Education, Politics, Safety, 0 Horace Mann Educator · USA
It is more difficult, and it calls for higher energies of soul, to live a martyr than to die one. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Horace Mann, Difficulty, Resilience, Sacrifice, 0 Horace Mann Educator · USA
Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Horace Mann, Growth, Knowledge, Power, 0 Horace Mann Educator · USA
We must be purposely kind and generous or we miss the best part of life’s existence. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Horace Mann, Existence, Generosity, Kindness, 0 Horace Mann Educator · USA
Above all, let the poor hang up the amulet of temperance in their homes. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Horace Mann, Empowerment, Poverty, Temperance, 0 Horace Mann Educator · USA
You may be liberal in your praise where praise is due: it costs nothing; it encourages much. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Horace Mann, Encouragement, Liberalism, Praise, 0 Horace Mann Educator · USA
The Chinese have an excellent proverb: “Be modest in speech, but excel in action. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Horace Mann, Action, Excellence, Modesty, 0 Horace Mann Educator · USA