The reveries of youth, in which so much energy is wasted, are the yearnings of a Spirit made for what it has not found but must forever seek as an Ideal.

Quote by William Ellery Channing

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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.

He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and...

He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and...

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 great hope of society is in individual character.

The great hope of society is in individual character.

The world is governed by opinion.

The world is governed by opinion.

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...

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.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

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...

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...

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...

Life has a higher end,than to be amused.

Life has a higher end,than to be amused.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

True love is the parent of humility

True love is the parent of humility

It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to...

It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to...

Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all...

Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all...

Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll...

Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll...