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
Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power. – 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
A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated. – Horace Mann
You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces – my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. – Elizabeth Edwards