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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Books

Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Friendship

Education is that process by which thought is opened out of the soul, and, associated with outward . . . things, is reflected back upon itself, and thus made conscious of its reality and shape. It is Self-Realization. As a means, therefore, of educating the soul out of itself, and mirroring forth its ideas, the external world offers the materials. This is the dim glass in which the senses are first called to display the soul, until, aided by the keener state of imagination . . . it separates those outward types of itself from their sensual connection, in its own bright mirror recognizes again itself, as a distinctive object in space and time, but out of it in existence, and painting itself upon these, as emblems of its inner and super-sensual life which no outward thing can fully portray. . . . A language is to be instituted between [the child’s] spirit and the surrounding scene of things in which he dwells. . . . He who is seeking to know himself, should be ever seeking himself in external things, and by so doing will he be best able to find, and explore his inmost light.

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Education Learning Self Realization

All unrest is but the struggle of the soul to reassure herself of her inborn immortality.

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Immortality Spirituality Struggle Transcendentalism

Books are the most mannerly of companions accessible at all times in all moods frankly declaring the author's mind without offense.

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Books Reading

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Government Corruption

Our ideals are our better selves.

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Better Ideals Selves

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Sense Us Again

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Climb Finding Heaven

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Deepest Response Instincts

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott True Students Personal

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.

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Eyes Influence Personal

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Me Weakness Strengthen

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Heart Old Age Triumph

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Company Matter Years

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Education Observation

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Friends World Us

The less routine the more life.

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Routine Less More

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Sweet Long Through

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Man Inspire Yourself

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

~ Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott Mother Matters Well
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