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Amos Bronson Alcott

American,  Educator
Total Quotes : 23
Debate Feminine Masculine

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.

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Teacher Against His

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.

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Government Protecting

A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.

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Education Prime Persons

Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators.

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Men Find Will

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

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Dreams Sense Again

Our dreams drench us in sense, and sense steeps us again in dreams.

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Success Through Sweeter

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

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Failure Climb Most

We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes.

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Book Which Good Book

That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.

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Age Kindly Reverent

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

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Wise Quote Reader

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

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Age May Old

While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be.

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Teacher Will Pupils

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.

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Communication Mankind

Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response.

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Strength Me Weakness

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

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Inspirational Better

Our ideals are our better selves.

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Home Mother Matters

Where there is a mother in the home, matters go well.

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Mind Things Besides

Who knows, the mind has the key to all things besides.

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Friendship Take Tenderly

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

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Ignorance Ignorant Malady

To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.

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