“Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.” — Horace Mann Quote

“Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.”

“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.”

“The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.”

“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”

“He who has great power should use it lightly.”

“Unknown in Paris, I was lost in the great city, but the feeling of living there alone, taking care of myself without any aid, did not at all depress me. If sometimes I felt lonesome, my usual state of mind was one of calm and great moral satisfaction.”