A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. -Amos Bronson Alcott Teacher
Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats. -Amos Bronson Alcott Success
A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay. -Amos Bronson Alcott Business
Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators. -Amos Bronson Alcott Education
A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay. -Amos Bronson Alcott Government
While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be. -Amos Bronson Alcott Age
We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes. -Amos Bronson Alcott Failure
Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly. -Amos Bronson Alcott Friendship
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples. -Amos Bronson Alcott Teacher
To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age. -Amos Bronson Alcott Age
