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Our bravest and best lessons are not learned through success, but through misadventure.
Work alone does not suffice—the effort must be intelligent. That is a good book which opened with expectation and closed with profit.
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No one is promiscuous in his way of dying. A man who has decided to hang himself will never jump in front of a train.
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Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.
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STAY is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
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That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

Table Talk

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Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression.
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Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few.

Table Talk (1877)

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The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.
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One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

"Table Talk

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Amos Bronson Alcott (November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888) was an American philosopher, educational reformer, and transcendentalist. Born in Wolcott, Connecticut, Alcott dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge and the reform of education. He believed in a curriculum that included art, music, and nature, in addition to traditional subjects, and advocated teaching methods that respected the individuality and creativity of the child. His experiences as a teacher in various schools, including the iconic Temple School, pioneered progressive approaches, but were also controversial. Alcott was a central figure in the transcendentalist circle of Concord, Massachusetts, where he associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. He was also an advocate for the abolition of slavery and women's rights. His most famous daughter, Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women," based many of her characters on her family, including her father.