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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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.

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...

The spirit of liberty is not merely, as multitudes imagine, a jealousy of our own...

The spirit of liberty is not merely, as multitudes imagine, a jealousy of our own...

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.

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...

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

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 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...

The great hope of society is in individual character.

The great hope of society is in individual character.

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...

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order...

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order...

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...

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down,...

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down,...

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

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...

True love is the parent of humility

True love is the parent of humility

Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The...

Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The...

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real...

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real...

A man's wife has more power over him than the state has.

A man's wife has more power over him than the state has.