Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Horace Mann
Born: May 4, 1796
Died: August 2, 1859 (aged 63)
Bio: Horace Mann was an American politician and educational reformer. A Whig devoted to promoting speedy modernization, he served in the Massachusetts State Legislature.
Known for:
- Life and works of Horace Mann
- Slavery: Letters and Speeches (1851)
- The Republic and the school
- On the Art of Teaching
- Lectures on Education (1845)
Horace Mann Quotes