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Amos Bronson Alcott
Age: 88 †
Born: 1799
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 4
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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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A friendship formed in childhood, in youth,--by happy accident at any stage of rising manhood,--becomes the genius that rules the rest of life.
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A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.
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Creeds, like other goods, pass by inheritance to descendants.
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Anger is the resentment of the animal, and gentle blood alone makes the gentleman.
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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 man defines his standing at the court of chastity by his views of women.
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Friends are the leaders of the bosom, being more ourselves than we are, and we complement our affections in theirs.
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A check on itself, evil subserves the economies of good, as it were a condiment to give relish to good.
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A birthday is a good time to begin a new throwing away the old habits, as you would old clothes, and never putting them again.
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Right is the royal ruler alone and he who rules with least restraint comes nearest to empire.
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Our favorites are few since only what rises from the heart reaches it, being caught and carried on the tongues of men wheresoever love and letters journey.
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Would Shakespeare and Raleigh have done their best, would that galaxy have shone so bright in the heavens had there been no Elizabeth on the throne?
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Many are those who can argue few are those who can converse
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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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We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes.
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Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.
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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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One's life should be sufficiently interesting to furnish entertainment in the record.
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Man is a living lie--a bitter jest Upon himself--a conscious grain of sand Lost in a desert of unconsciousness.
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