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Category: Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott

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

Education, Observation

Amos Bronson Alcott

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

Company, Matter, Years

Amos Bronson Alcott

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

Heart, Old Age, Triumph

Amos Bronson Alcott

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

Me, Weakness, Strengthen

Amos Bronson Alcott

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.

Eyes, Influence, Personal

Amos Bronson Alcott

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

True, Students, Personal

Amos Bronson Alcott

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

Deepest, Response, Instincts

Amos Bronson Alcott

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

Climb, Finding, Heaven

Amos Bronson Alcott

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

Sense, Us, Again

Amos Bronson Alcott

Our ideals are our better selves.

Better, Ideals, Selves

Amos Bronson Alcott

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

Government, Corruption

Amos Bronson Alcott

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