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It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.
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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Newport
Rhode Island
Reverend William Ellery Channing
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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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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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The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with revelation, with God, with itself, loses its life, just as the body droops when debarred from the air and the cheering light from heaven.
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Did any man at his death ever regret his conflicts with himself, his victories over appetite, his scorn of impure pleasure, or his sufferings for righteousness' sake?
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We never know a greater character unless there is in ourselves something congenial to it.
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Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.
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True love is the parent of humility.
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