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Quotes by Horace Mann
Horace Mann (1796-1859) was a pioneering American educator and reformer, often hailed as the "Father of the American Public School System." Born in Franklin, Massachusetts, Mann dedicated his life to advocating for universal education, believing that it was essential for democracy and societal progress. He served as the first Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, where he implemented significant reforms that laid the groundwork for modern public schooling. Mann's legacy endures in the ongoing pursuit of equitable education for all children.
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"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
"A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron."
Horace Mann"Lost - yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever."
Horace Mann"Scientific truth is marvelous, but moral truth is divine and whoever breathes its air and walks by its light has found the lost paradise."
Horace Mann
"If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both."
Horace Mann
"Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity."
Horace Mann
"Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year."
Horace Mann