Amos Bronson Alcott
United States
29 Nov 1799 // 4 Mar 1888
Teacher / Writer / Philosopher
29 Nov 1799 // 4 Mar 1888
Teacher / Writer / Philosopher
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Labor humanizes, exalts
Inspiration must find answering inspiration
If the ancients left us ideas, to our credit be it spoken that we moderns are building houses for them
I consider it the best part of an education to have been born and brought up in the country
Heaven trims our lamps while we sleep
Health, longevity, beauty, are other names for personal purity; and temperance is the regimen for all
Good discourse sinks differences and seeks agreements
Genius - the free and harmonious play of all the faculties of a human being
Fullness is always quiet; agitation will answer for empty vessels only
Friendship is a plant that loves the sun, thrives ill under clouds
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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