"We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes"
- Amos Bronson Alcott
About this Quote
This quote by Amos Bronson Alcott speaks to the concept that our strategies and expectations are not constantly what will bring us the most success. Instead, it is often through our failures that we discover our method to success. This quote suggests that our plans and expectations can be viewed as a kind of stepping stone to something greater. It is through our failures that we can discover and grow, and ultimately reach a greater level of success. This quote motivates us to not be dissuaded by our failures, however to use them as a way to reach our goals. It is a pointer that our strategies and expectations are not constantly the best way to reach our objectives, and that sometimes it is through our failures that we can discover our way to success.
"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"
"I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven"
