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Oh, the shrewdness of their shrewdness when they are shrewd,
And the rudeness of their rudeness when they're rude;
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Oh, the shrewdness of their shrewdness when they are shrewd,
And the rudeness of their rudeness when they're rude;
But the shrewdness of their shrewdness and the rudeness of their
rudeness,
Are as nothing to their goodness when they're good.

by Amos Bronson Alcott Found in: Women Quotes,
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Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

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

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That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit.

by Amos Bronson Alcott Found in: Books Quotes,
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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.

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The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself read more

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.

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