Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Horace Mann

Quote by Horace Mann

“There is a deeper pleasure in following truth to the scaffold or the cross, than in joining the multitudinous retinue, and mingling our shouts with theirs, when victorious error celebrates its triumphs.”

Quote by Horace Mann

Book:Thoughts
Create image

Work

Thoughts

This book delves into the complexities of human thought, exploring profound questions about the nature of reality, the self, and the human condition. more

Author

Horace Mann
Horace Mann

Horace Mann, an American politician born on May 4, 1796 and died on August 2, 1859, played a significant role in the reform of American education and is known as the father of public education in the United States. more

You May Also Like

“Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed. She is said to lie at the bottom of a well, for the very reason, perhaps, that whoever looks down in search of her sees his own image at the bottom, and is persuaded not only that he has seen the goddess, but that she is far better looking than he had imagined.”

WellsLooksSaidDifferentReasonWould BeTruthFacesLyingWaitingBottomGoddessTediousDifferent Faces
Book:Democracy, and Other Addresses
Create image

“It is only those who are in constant revolt that discover what is true, not the man who conforms, who follows some tradition. It is only when you are constantly inquiring, constantly observing, constantly learning, that you find truth, God, or love.”

MenTruthHe ManTraditionConstantConformObservingRevoltTruth LoveInquiringConstantly Learning
Book:Individual & Society: A Study Book of the Teachings of J. Krishnamurti
Create image