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Famous Quotes Home >> Authors Starting with A >> Quotes By Amos Bronson Alcott |
| Quote #1: | "STAY is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary." |
| Quote #2: | "No one is promiscuous in his way of dying. A man who has decided to hang himself will never jump in front of a train." |
| Quote #3: | "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." |
| Quote #4: | "Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness." |
| Quote #5: | "Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression." |
| Quote #6: | "Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few." |
| Quote #7: | "One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well." |
| Quote #8: | "The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence." |
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