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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To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

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

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

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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 mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when...

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when...

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...

If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer...

If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer...

Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.

Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.