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.

Quote by William Ellery Channing

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God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself

Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by...

Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by...

The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with...

The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with...

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended...

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended...

Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to...

Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to...

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable...

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass...

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass...

He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and...

He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best...

No one should part with their individuality and become that of another.

No one should part with their individuality and become that of another.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

As to matters of dress, I would recommend one never to be first in the...

As to matters of dress, I would recommend one never to be first in the...

Fashion is like the ashes left behind by the uniquely shaped flames of the fire,...

Fashion is like the ashes left behind by the uniquely shaped flames of the fire,...