William Alcott quotes

“Bread is a staple article of diet in theory, rather than in practice. There are few who are truly fond of bread in its simplest, most pure, and most healthful state.... Is there one person in a thousand who would truly enjoy a meal of simple bread of two days old?”
-- William Alcott

Source : William A. Alcott (2013). “The Young Housekeeper: Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery”, p.39, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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“One word, in this place, respecting asparagus. The young shoots of this plant, boiled, are the most unexceptionable form of greens with which I am acquainted.”
-- William Alcott

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“Every thing in human character goes to wreck, under the reign of procrastination, while prompt action gives to all things a corresponding and proportional life and energy.”
-- William Alcott

Source : William Andrus ALCOTT (1846). “The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence ... Tenth Stereotype Edition”, p.127

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“Strange that mankind should ever have used the mushroom. All the various species of this substance are of a leathery consistence, and contain but little nutriment. The condiments or seasonings which are added are what are chiefly prized. Without these, we should almost as soon eat saw dust as mushrooms.”
-- William Alcott

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“Lettuce, greens and celery, though much eaten, are worse than cabbage, being equally indigestible without the addition of condiments. Besides, the lettuce contains narcotic properties. It is said of Galen, that he used to obtain from a head of it, eaten on going to bed, all the good effects of a dose of opium.”
-- William Alcott

Source : William Andrus Alcott (1838). “The Young House-keeper: Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery”, p.191

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“The test of a good letter is a very simple one. If one seems to hear the other person talking as one reads, it is a good letter.”

“You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.”

“A successful film is a good film, and a non-successful film is a bad film. It's as simple as that.”

“According to Krishnamacharya , practice and knowledge must always go together. He used to say, practice without right knowledge of theory is blind. This is also because without right knowledge, one can mindfully do a wrong practice.”

“Practice is a talent. Perseverance is a talent. Hard work is a talent.”

“Let's face it, I only practice yoga because the classes are always packed with beautiful women.”

“No one can escape stress, but you can learn to cope with it. Practice positive thinking. . . seize control in small ways.”

“I'll put an end to the idea that a woman's body belongs to her . . . the practice of abortion shall be exterminated with a strong hand.”

“Plant trees. They give us two of the most crucial elements for our survival: oxygen and books.”

Source : A. Whitney Brown (1991). “The Big Picture: An American Commentary”, Harper Perennial

“If a literary man puts together two words about music, one of them will be wrong.”