"The soul of the truly benevolent man does not seem to reside much in his own body. Its life, to a great extent, is a mere reflex of the lives of others. It migrates into their bodies, and identifying its existence with their existence, finds its own happiness in increasing and prolonging their pleasures, in extinguishing or solacing their pains."

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Source: Horace Mann (1867). “Lectures and Annual Reports on Education”, p.209

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Horace Mann was an American educational reformer known for advocating public education and establishing the first state board of education in the U.S.

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