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.

Quote by Horace Mann

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A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to...

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to...

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but...

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but...

Much that we call evil is really good in disguises; and we should not quarrel...

Much that we call evil is really good in disguises; and we should not quarrel...

Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires...

Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires...

Genius may conceive but patient labor must consummate

Genius may conceive but patient labor must consummate

If evil is inevitable, how are the wicked accountable? Nay, why do we call men...

If evil is inevitable, how are the wicked accountable? Nay, why do we call men...

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

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

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but...

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but...

Two golden hours somewhere between sunrise and sunset. Both are set with 60 diamond minutes....

Two golden hours somewhere between sunrise and sunset. Both are set with 60 diamond minutes....

Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may...

Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may...

Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.

Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and...

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and...

The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to...

The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to...

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death;...

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death;...

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

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

Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by...

Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by...

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

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

It is well to think well; it is divine to act well.

It is well to think well; it is divine to act well.

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.