Quotations From A. BRONSON ALCOTT [AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT]

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  Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

  A. Bronson Alcott [Amos Bronson Alcott] (1799-1888), U.S. educator, social reformer. "Sympathy," Table Talk (1877).
  
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  The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.

  A. Bronson Alcott [Amos Bronson Alcott] (1799-1888), U.S. educator, social reformer. The Dial (July 1840). "The Teacher," Orphic Sayings (1840).
  
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  That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

  A. Bronson Alcott [Amos Bronson Alcott] (1799-1888), U.S. educator, social reformer. "Books," bk. 1, Table Talk (1877).
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  One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

  A. Bronson Alcott [Amos Bronson Alcott] (1799-1888), U.S. educator, social reformer. "Quotation," bk. 1, Table Talk (1877).