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
Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators.
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.
Inspiration must find answering inspiration.
Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
Our ideals are our better selves.
First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.
Egotists cannot converse, they talk to themselves only.
The fable runs that the gods mix our pains and pleasure in one cup, and thus mingle for us the adulterate immortality which we alone are permitted here to enjoy. Voluptuous raptures, could we prolong these at pleasure, would dissipate and dissolve us. A sip is the most that mortals are permitted from any goblet of delight.
Truth is inclusive of all the virtues, is older than sects and schools, and, like charity, more ancient than mankind.
A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism.
A happy childhood is the pledge of a ripe manhood.
Man must have some recognized stake in society and affairs to knit him lovingly to his kind, or he is wont to revenge himself for wrongs real or imagined.