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Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
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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A man in earnest finds means or, if he cannot find, creates them.
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A general loftiness of sentiment, independence of men, consciousness of good intentions, self-oblivion in great objects, clear views of futurity thoughts of the blessed companionship of saints and angels, trust in God as the friend of truth and virtue,--these are the states of mind in which I should live.
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The chief evil of war is more evil. War is the concentration of all human crimes. Here is its distinguishing, accursed brand. Under its standard gather violence, malignity, rage, fraud, perfidy, rapacity, and lust. If it only slew man, it would do little. It turns man into a beast of prey.
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Religion is faith in an infinite Creator, who delights in and enjoins that rectitude which conscience commands us to seek. This conviction gives a Divine sanction to duty.
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It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.
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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.
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To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably.
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May your life preach more loudly than your lips.
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Books are true levelers. They give to all, who will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race.
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The fewer the voices on the side of truth, the more distinct and strong must be your own.
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Home - the nursery of the Infinite.
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One of the tremendous evils of the world, is the monstrous accumulation of power in a few hands.
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