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I laugh, for hope hath a happy place with me If my boat sinks, 'tis to another sea.
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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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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O God, animate us to cheerfulness! May we have a joyful sense of our blessings, learn to look on the bright circumstances of our lot, and maintain a perpetual contentedness
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There is but a very minute portion of the creation which we can turn into food and clothes, or gratification for the body but the whole creation may be used to minister to the sense of beauty.
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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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Other blessings may be taken away, but if we have acquired a good friend by goodness, we have a blessing which improves in value when others fail.
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Life has a higher end, than to be amused
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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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Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by its kind.
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No one should part with their individuality and become that of another.
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Every human being is a volume, worthy to be studied.
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Our affections are our life. We live by them they supply our warmth.
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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.
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Perhaps in our presence, the most heroic deed on earth is done in some silent spirit, the loftiest purpose cherished, the most generous sacrifice made, and we do not suspect it. I believe this greatness to be most common among the multitude, whose names are never heard.
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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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To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably.
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An earnest purpose finds time, or makes it. It seizes on spare moments, and turns fragments to golden account.
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All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene
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We must not waste life in devising means. It is better to plan less and do more.
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It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.
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Let every man, if possible, gather some good books under his roof.
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