Amos Bronson Alcott
Amos Bronson Alcott
Amos Bronson Alcottwas an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and avoided traditional punishment. He hoped to perfect the human spirit and, to that end, advocated a vegan diet before the term was coined. He was also an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth29 November 1799
CountryUnited States of America
We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes.
Yet the deepest truths are best read between the lines, and, for the most part, refuse to be written.
Easy come, easy go... "Achieve-everything-while-doing-nothing" schemes don't work, they are just not logical
The finer literature, indeed, is characterized by a certain suffusion of the feminine flavor, the finer, the more ideal, thought plumed with sentiment; even science loves to spring from its feet, philosophy affect the clouds to inspire and edify.
Every noble life becomes a revelation of the spirit which the love and joy of mankind cannot let perish from remembrance.
One must be rich in thought and character to owe nothing to books.
None can teach admirably if not loving his task.
Time is one's best friend, teaching best of all the wisdom of silence.
Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression
The history of books shows the humblest origin of some of the most valued, wrought as these were out of obscure materials by persons whose names thereafter became illustrious. The thumbed volumes, now so precious to thousands, were compiled from personal experiences and owe their interest to touches of inspiration of which the writer was less author than amanuensis, himself the voiced word of life for all times.
Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few.
Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response.
Good discourse sinks differences and seeks agreements.
The head best leaves to the heart what the heart alone divines.