Amos Bronson Alcott
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American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)
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Born
November 29, 1799
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Died
March 4, 1888
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Nationality
United States
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Spouse(s)
Abby May
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Children
Anna Alcott Pratt, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Sewall Alcott, Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
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"A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences."
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"While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be."
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"The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples."
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"To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age."
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"Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators."
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"Our dreams drench us in sense, and sense steeps us again in dreams."
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"Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats."
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"The less routine the more life."
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"We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes."
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"Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response."
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