Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience but his own can teach.

Quote by William Ellery Channing

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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...

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by...

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by...

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...

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when...

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when...

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

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...

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

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...

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...

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...

Life has a higher end,than to be amused.

Life has a higher end,than to be amused.

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

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

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...

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

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him best a simplified...

Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him best a simplified...

It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs...

It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs...