Author: Amos Bronson Alcott

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

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

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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

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

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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

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

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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

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

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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

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

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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

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

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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

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

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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

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

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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

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

- Amos Bronson Alcott

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