"Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness." ― Amos Bronson Alcott Topic(s): Strength More From Amos Bronson Alcott "Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and this paradise is not secure until children appear to animate and complete the picture." "While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be." "Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams." More In Strength "I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."― Christopher Reeve "I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians."― John Sebastian "Women have seldom sufficient employment to silence their feelings; a round of little cares, or vain pursuits frittering away all strength of mind and organs, they become naturally only objects of sense."― Mary Wollstonecraft