Horace Mann Quotes

People may talk about intellectual teaching, but what we principally want is the moral teaching.

Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?

In order to do good, a man must be good; and he will not be good except he have instruction by counsel and by example.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

We need to teach our youth American values, kindness, honesty,respect.

Belief was never mentioned at home, but right actions were taught by daily example.

Discipline our youth in early life in sound maxims of moral, political, and religious duties.

I was raised by my grandmother. She instilled everything into me. She taught me right from wrong from day one. I remembered everyday, being 4 or 5 years old, and walking to school, she would be like, Raise your right hand and stay on the right side of the street and make sure you do the right thing in school.

The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give the example of, a virtuous life.

True education seeks to make men and women not only good mathematicians, proficient linguists, profound scientists, or brilliant literary lights, but also honest men and women with virtue, temperance, and brotherly love.

If a man teach uprightly and walk crookedly, more will fall down in the night of his life than he built in the day of his doctrine.

Let divines and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate the age by impressing the minds of men with the importance of educating their little boys and girls, inculcating in the minds of youth the fear and love of the Deity... and leading them in the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the Christian system.

Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain.

The most powerful moral influence is example.

My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.

Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.

If children are expected to be honest, parents must be honest. If children are expected to be virtuous, parents must be virtuous. If you expect your children to be honorable, you must be honorable.

Tutors who make youth learned do not always make them virtuous.

I think it is very important to build the moral fibre of the youth. Moral education should be part of the curriculum, and I will work towards introducing that.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

If you want young people to take right and wrong seriously, you must put them in the presence of people who take right and wrong seriously.

Although children are good and well born, vice will blight them if they are not well educated.

Republican government presupposes decent and admirable qualities among its citizens - so we should be serious about strengthening character and inculcating virtue.