It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.

Quote by William Ellery Channing

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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....

True love is the parent of humility

True love is the parent of humility

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...

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...

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

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

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

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,...

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...

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

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...

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.

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

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.

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 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, and these invaluable...

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

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what...

Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what...

One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of...

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of...