223 Quotes by Horace Mann

NO error is infused into the young mind, to lie there dormant, or to be reproduced only when the subject of thought or action recurs to which the error belongs; but the error becomes a model or archetype, after whose likeness the active powers of the mind create a thousand other errors.

He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.

Be careful never to retire to rest in a room not properly ventilated.

Injustice alone can shake down the pillars of the skies, and restore the reign of Chaos and Night.

Ten men have failed from defect in morals, where one has failed from defect in intellect.

One thing I certainly never was made for, and that is to put principles on and off at the dictation of a party, as a lackey changes his livery at his master's command.

As all truth is from God, it necessarily follows that true science and true religion can never be at variance.

Had I the power, I would scatter libraries over the whole land, as the sower sows his wheat-field.

Finally, in regard to those who possess the largest shares in the stock of worldly goods, could there, in your opinion, be any police so vigilant and effetive, for the protections of all the rights of person, property and character, as such a sound and comprehensive education and training, as our system of Common Schools could be made to impart; and would not the payment of a sufficient tax to make such education and training universal, be the cheapest means of self-protection and insurance?