“One must be rich in thought and character to owe nothing to books, though preparation is necessary to profitable reading; and the less reading is better than more;--book-struck men are of all readers least wise, however knowing or learned.”
American writer, philosopher, and educator, born on November 29, 1799, and died on March 4, 1888. Amos Bronson Alcott is known for his contributions to educational reform and the development of individual freedom. more
“The head best leaves to the heart what the heart alone divines.”
“Right is the royal ruler alone; and he who rules with least restraint comes nearest to empire.”
“Ideas in the head set hands about their several tasks.”
“Every sin provokes its punishment.”
“One does not see his thought distinctly till it is reflected in the image of another's.”