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

Topics: Conscience Quotes, Influence Quotes, Mankind Quotes, Work Quotes

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.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

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,...

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 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...

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...

The less of government the better, if society were kept in peace and prosperity.

The less of government the better, if society were kept in peace and prosperity.

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

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...

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...

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...

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...

One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

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...

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...

The world is governed by opinion.

The world is governed by opinion.

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men....

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men....

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest...

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest...

In practice, such trifles as contradictions in principle are easily set aside; the faculty of...

In practice, such trifles as contradictions in principle are easily set aside; the faculty of...

The windows of my soul are made of one-way glass, don't bother looking into my...

The windows of my soul are made of one-way glass, don't bother looking into my...

Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his...

Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his...