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In general, we do well to let...

In general, we do well to let an opponent's motives alone. We are seldom just to them. Our own motives on such occasions are often worse than those we assail.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

We must not waste life in dev...

We must not waste life in devising means. It is better to plan less and do more.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

Soul Gathers Force It is poss...

Soul Gathers Force It is possible, when the future is dim, when our depressed faculties can form no bright ideas of the perfection and happiness of a better world,-it is possible still to cling to the conviction of God's merciful purpose towards His creatures, of His parental goodness even in suffering, still to feel that the path of duty, though trodden with a heavy heart, leads to peace.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

To give a generous hope to a ...

To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

The world is to be carried fo...

The world is to be carried forward by truth, which at first offends, which wins its way by degrees, which the many hate and would rejoice to crush.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

It is not the quantity but th...

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

God is another name for human...

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

The great hope of society is ...

The great hope of society is in individual character.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

Grandeur of character lies wh...

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

It is far more important to m...

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

We smile at the ignorance of ...

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

The best books for a man are ...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

Faith is love taking the form...

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

Each of us is meant to have a...

Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what no other can exactly be, and do what no other can exactly do.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

God be thanked for books; the...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

One good anecdote is worth a ...

One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

The office of government is n...

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

All noble enthusiasms pass th...

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

Life has a higher end, than t...

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

It is chiefly through books t...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.

William Ellery Channing 166 quotes

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