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Horace Mann

Horace Mann

American Educator

Born: May 4, 1796

Died: Aug 2, 1859

Desire Education Evil Fear Man You

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

Death You Humanity Victory Some Until Won Die Ashamed

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

Time Sunset Sunrise Reward Somewhere Diamond Lost Yesterday Gone Minutes Between Hours Forever Offered Golden Sixty Each Two Set

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. Horace Mann

Buy Man Books Windows He Like House Without His Up Surrounding Children Room Them Means Right Bring

When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart. Horace Mann

Needs You Heart Grief Fear Tears Angel Repentance Punishment Brought He Sure Conduct Begin Child Flow

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. Horace Mann

Nothing Others Ourselves Doing Undoing

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

Education Safety Political Our Only Outside Ark

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear. Horace Mann

Life Death Fear Pride Life Is A Other Benevolence Liberality Generosity Hour Genuine Very Different Proceeds Different Thing Thing

Much that we call evil is really good in disguises; and we should not quarrel rashly with adversities not yet understood, nor overlook the mercies often bound up in them. Horace Mann

Good Evil Mercies Bound Adversities Call Quarrel Understood Overlook Nor Up Often Them Much Really Should

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

Fear Relieve Distress Godlike Human Pity

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals. Horace Mann

Manners Easily Rapidly Morals Mature

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