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

Quote by William Ellery Channing

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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...

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Our leading principle in interpreting Scripture is this, that the Bible is a book written...

Our leading principle in interpreting Scripture is this, that the Bible is a book written...

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

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

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.

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...

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what...

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what...

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...

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...

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

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.

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...

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather...

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather...

Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed into a man may...

Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed into a man may...

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity...

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity...

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...

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...

To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven

To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven

My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about...

My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith...

Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith...

When a writer talks about his work, he's talking about a love affair.

When a writer talks about his work, he's talking about a love affair.