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I am a living member of the great family of all souls.
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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Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life
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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.
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Knowledge is essential to freedom.
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All that we do outwardly is but the expression and completion of our inward thought. To work effectively, we must think clearly to act nobly, we must think nobly.
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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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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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It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.
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The hills are reared, the seas are scooped in vain If learning's altar vanish from the plain.
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Labor is discovered to be the grand conqueror, enriching and building up nations more surely than the proudest battles.
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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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No one should part with their individuality and become that of another.
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Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.
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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 worst tyrants are those which establish themselves in our own breasts.
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Mistakes and errors are the discipline through which we advance.
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I laugh, for hope hath a happy place with me If my boat sinks, 'tis to another sea.
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Progress, the growth of power, is the end and boon of liberty and, without this, a people may have the name, but want the substance and spirit of freedom.
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