A house without books is like room without windows.

Quote by Horace Mann

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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;...

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the...

Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the...

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...

To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.

To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.

Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond...

Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond...

Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality...

Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality...

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...

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...

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins

Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right...

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right...

Education...beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of conditions of men...

Education...beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of conditions of men...

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...

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...

Evil and good are God's right hand and left.

Evil and good are God's right hand and left.

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...

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...