What higher praise can we bestow on any one than to say of him that he harbors another's prejudices with a hospitality so cordial as to give him, for the time, the sympathy next best to, if indeed it be not edification in, charity itself. For what disturbs more and distracts mankind than the uncivil manners that cleave man from man?
Amos Bronson AlcottHealth, longevity, beauty, are other names for personal purity; and temperance is the regimen for all.
Amos Bronson AlcottAnger is the resentment of the animal, and gentle blood alone makes the gentleman.
Amos Bronson AlcottThe wisest and best are repulsive, if they are characterized by repulsive manners. Politeness is an easy virtue, costs little, and has great purchasing power.
Amos Bronson Alcott