Horace Mann
Horace Mann
Horace Mannwas an American politician and educational reformer. A Whig devoted to promoting speedy modernization, he served in the Massachusetts State legislature. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Historian Ellwood P. Cubberley asserts:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 May 1796
CityFranklin, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.
Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.
A house without books is like room without windows
The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
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.