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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First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others
Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple
A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay
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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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