31 ordspråk av Amos Bronson Alcott
Amos Bronson Alcott
A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.
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A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.
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Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few
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Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.
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Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.
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Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression
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First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.
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Many can argue; not many converse
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Observation more than books, experience rather than persons, are the prime educators.
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One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
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Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams.
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Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.
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Our ideals are our better selves.
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Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and this paradise is not secure until children appear to animate and complete the picture.
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Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.
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