Quote

Enthusiasm imparts itself magnetically and fuses all into one happy and harmonious unity of feeling and sentiment.

Amos Bronson Alcott

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Amos Bronson Alcott
Age: 88 †
Born: 1799
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 4
Philosopher
Poet
Teacher
Writer
Bronson Alcott
Feeling
Imparts
Happy
Fuse
Feelings
Impart
Sentiment
Harmonious
Sentiments
Enthusiasm
Unity
Fuses

More quotes by Amos Bronson Alcott

Image
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.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Of books in our time the variety is so voluminous, and they follow so fast from the press, that one must be a swift reader to acquaint himself even with their titles, and wise to discern what are worth reading.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Life is one, religion one, creeds are many and diverse.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
The best teachers don't allow their own personal views to influence their teaching.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
As education becomes inclusive, introspective, cosmic, promoting whole populations to power and privilege, it enthrones a vast, invisible, personal rule over the common mind.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Divination seems heightened and raised to its highest power in woman.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Of gifts, there seems none more becoming to offer a friend than a beautiful book.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Hold fast, therefore, O circular philosopher, to thy centre, and drive the globe along its orbit by the momentum of thy thought.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
A happy childhood is the pledge of a ripe manhood.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Your real influence is measured by your treatment of yourself.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
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?
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
The books that charmed us in youth recall the delight ever afterwards we are hardly persuaded there are any like them, any deserving our equal affections.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Pleasure, that immortal essence, the beauteous bead sparkling in the cup, effervesces soon and subsides.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Our bravest and best lessons are not learned through success, but through misadventure.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Image
Right is the royal ruler alone and he who rules with least restraint comes nearest to empire.
Amos Bronson Alcott