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A man might pass for insane who should see things as they are.
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 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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Mistakes and errors are the discipline through which we advance.
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Precept is instruction written in the sand the tide flows over it and the record is gone example is graven on the rock, and the lesson is not soon lost.
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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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Health is the working man's fortune, and he ought to watch over it more than the capitalist over his largest investments. Health lightens the efforts of body and mind. It enables a man to crowd much work into a narrow compass. Without it, little can be earned, and that little by slow, exhausting toil.
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Love is the life of the soul. It is the harmony of the universe.
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Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.
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We never know a greater character unless there is in ourselves something congenial to it.
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A man may quarrel with himself alone that is, by controverting his better instincts and knowledge when brought face to face with temptation.
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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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No punishment is so terrible as prosperous guilt.
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Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.
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The only freedom worth possessing is that which gives enlargement to a people's energy, intellect, and virtues.
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Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new power.
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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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An earnest purpose finds time, or makes it. It seizes on spare moments, and turns fragments to golden account.
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The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.
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I am a living member of the great family of all souls.
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