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Quotes by Amos Bronson Alcott
Of gifts, there seems none more becoming to offer a friend than a beautiful book.— filed under Gifts
The richest minds need not large libraries.— filed under Libraries
The travelled mind is the catholic mind educated from exclusiveness and egotism.— filed under Travelling
Travelling. Travelling is no fool's errand to him who. carries his eyes and itinerary along with him.— filed under Travelling
Yet the deepest truths are best read between the lines, and, for the most part, refuse to be written.— filed under Truth
One's outlook is a part of his virtue.— filed under Virtue
Divination seems heightened and raised to its highest power in woman.— filed under Woman
That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.— filed under Books
Learning-Books. The books that charmed us in youth recall the delight ever afterwards; we are hardly persuaded there are any like them, any deserving equally our affections. Fortunate if the best fall in our way during this susceptible and forming periods of our lives.— filed under Books