Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery. – Horace Mann
Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity. – Horace Mann
Jails and prisons are the complement of schools; so many less as you have of the latter, so many more must you have of the former. – Horace Mann
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