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Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.
William Ellery Channing
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William Ellery Channing
Age: 62 †
Born: 1780
Born: April 7
Died: 1842
Died: October 2
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Rhode Island
Reverend William Ellery Channing
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Our affections are our life. We live by them they supply our warmth.
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He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and you will see the effect when the weaving of a life-time is unraveled.
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Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
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Progress, the growth of power, is the end and boon of liberty and, without this, a people may have the name, but want the substance and spirit of freedom.
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May your life preach more loudly than your lips.
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