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
Genius has oftenest been the pariah of his time, the unhoused god whom none cared for, unnamed till they whom he first promoted, enriched and honored, found it honorable to own their benefactor.
Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression
Time is one's best friend, teaching best of all the wisdom of silence.
The wisest and best are repulsive, if they are characterized by repulsive manners. Politeness is an easy virtue, costs little, and has great purchasing power.
Time ripens the substance of a life as the seasons mellow and perfect its fruits. The best apples fall latest and keep longest.
While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be.
A birthday is a good time to begin a new; throwing away the old habits, as you would old clothes, and never putting them again.
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
Nature is thought immersed in matter. . .
Without a mythology, faith is impersonal and heartless.
Many are those who can argue; few are those who can converse
Good discourse sinks differences and seeks agreements.
Debate is angular, conversation circular and radiant of the underlying unity.