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Your real influence is measured by your treatment of yourself.

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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Bronson Alcott
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Egotists cannot converse, they talk to themselves only.
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The best teachers don't allow their own personal views to influence their teaching.
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