Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams.

Quote by Amos Bronson Alcott

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That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and...

That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and...

To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.

To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter...

While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter...

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He...

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He...

Observation more than books, experience rather than persons, are the prime educators.

Observation more than books, experience rather than persons, are the prime educators.

Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any...

Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any...

Many can argue; not many converse

Many can argue; not many converse

We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our...

We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our...

Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and...

Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and...

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and...

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and...

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its...

A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its...

Who knows, the mind has the key to all things besides.

Who knows, the mind has the key to all things besides.

Ignorance is innocence - stupidity comes with experience

Ignorance is innocence - stupidity comes with experience

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know