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Results of search for Author: Amos Bronson Alcott - Page 1 of 1
Showing results 1 to 9 of 9 total quotations found.

Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression.: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888)

Results from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations:

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888)
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Results from Classic Quotes:

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888), "Table Talk"
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888)
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Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few.: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888), Table Talk (1877)
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To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888)

Results from Cole's Quotables:

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888), Table Talk

Results from Poor Man's College:

Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any high or real sense. Thinking makes the man.: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888)
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888)

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