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.

About 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.

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

The less routine the more life.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

Who knows, the mind has the key to all things besides.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any high or real sense. Thinking makes the man.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

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

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)

Our ideals are our better selves.

Amos Bronson Alcott

American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)