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A work of real merit finds favor at last.
Amos Bronson Alcott
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Amos Bronson Alcott
Age: 88 †
Born: 1799
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 4
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One must be rich in thought and character to owe nothing to books.
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Whatsoever stirs the stagnant currents, setting these flowing in wholesome directions, promotes brisk spirits and productive thinking. The less of routine, the more of life.
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The mind is fast emancipating itself from the dominion of man and of matter. It has let loose fearful forces on the world.
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A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism.
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Man must have some recognized stake in society and affairs to knit him lovingly to his kind, or he is wont to revenge himself for wrongs real or imagined.
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One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
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Who loves a garden, still his Eden keeps, Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvests reaps.
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Every noble life becomes a revelation of the spirit which the love and joy of mankind cannot let perish from remembrance.
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The more one endeavors to sound the depths of his ignorance the deeper the chasm appears.
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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.
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Every sin provokes its punishment.
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Traveling is no fool's errand to him who carries his eyes and itinerary along with him.
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Without a mythology, faith is impersonal and heartless.
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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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A good book is fruitful of other books it perpetuates its fame from age to age, and makes eras in the lives of its readers.
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Time is one's best friend, teaching best of all the wisdom of silence.
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Modesty, that perennial flower planted instinctively in the human breast, blooms therein only as continence guards and virtue keeps.
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Enthusiasm is essential to the successful attainment of any high endeavor.
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Evil is retributive: every trespass slips fetters on the will, holds the soul in durance till contrition and repentance restore it to liberty.
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One's life should be sufficiently interesting to furnish entertainment in the record.
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