It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the communion with superior minds... In the best books, authors talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. God be thanked for books.

Quote by William Ellery Channing

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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...

True love is the parent of humility

True love is the parent of humility

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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.

The great hope of society is in individual character.

The great hope of society is in individual character.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

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...

Life has a higher end,than to be amused.

Life has a higher end,than to be amused.

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 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...

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

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

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

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...

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...

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,...