"A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism."
"Fullness is always quiet; agitation will answer for empty vessels only."
Source: Amos Bronson Alcott (1872). “Concord Days”, p.49
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Amos Bronson Alcott
Philosopher, Educator
Amos Bronson Alcott was an American educator and philosopher known for his progressive ideas on education and his role in the transcendentalist movement.
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