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One must be rich in thought and character to owe nothing to books.
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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That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.
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All unrest is but the struggle of the soul to reassure herself of her inborn immortality.
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A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism.
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Equanimity is the gem in virtue's chaplet, and St. Sweetness the loveliest in her calendar.
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Time ripens the substance of a life as the seasons mellow and perfect its fruits. The best apples fall latest and keep longest.
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Inspiration must find answering inspiration.
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