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Another powerful principle of our nature, which is the spring of war, is the passion for superiority, for triumph, for power. The human mind is aspiring, impatient of inferiority, and eager for preeminence and control.
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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To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably.
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God be thanked for books they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.
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One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.
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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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Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
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