Books are true levelers. They give to all, who will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race. William Ellery Channing More Quotes by William Ellery Channing More Quotes From William Ellery Channing Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. William Ellery Channing stay-stronggodinspirational To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common - this is my symphony. William Ellery Channing happinessinspirationallife Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do. William Ellery Channing breathtakinginspiringcharacter Love is the life of the soul. It is the harmony of the universe. William Ellery Channing romancelove-issweet May your life preach more loudly than your lips. William Ellery Channing i-hate-youlipsmay One of the tremendous evils of the world, is the monstrous accumulation of power in a few hands. William Ellery Channing evilhandsworld It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity. William Ellery Channing learninginspirationalknowledge Health is the working man's fortune, and he ought to watch over it more than the capitalist over his largest investments. Health lightens the efforts of body and mind. It enables a man to crowd much work into a narrow compass. Without it, little can be earned, and that little by slow, exhausting toil. William Ellery Channing effortcompassionmen Whatever you may suffer, speak the truth. Be worthy of the entire confidence of your associates. Consider what is right as to what must be done. It is not necessary that you should keep your property, or even your life, but it is necessary that you should hold fast your integrity. William Ellery Channing donesufferingintegrity I am a living member of the great family of all souls; and I cannot improve or suffer myself, without diffusing good or evil around me through an ever-enlarging sphere. I belong to this family. I am bound to it by vital bonds. William Ellery Channing communitysoulevil Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost. William Ellery Channing lost O God, animate us to cheerfulness! May we have a joyful sense of our blessings, learn to look on the bright circumstances of our lot, and maintain a perpetual contentedness William Ellery Channing blessingmaylooks All virtue lies in individual action, in inward energy, in self determination. There is no moral worth in being swept away by a crowd even toward the best objective. William Ellery Channing determinationselflying Knowledge is essential to freedom. William Ellery Channing essentialsfreedom We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure. William Ellery Channing smileignorancepatience No one should part with their individuality and become that of another. William Ellery Channing individualismindividualityshould Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance. William Ellery Channing fateignoranceknowledge Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it. William Ellery Channing excellenceeyeperfection To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men. Wealth out not to secure the prosperous the slightest consideration. The only distinctions which should be recognized are those of the soul, of strong principle, of incorruptible integrity, of usefulness, of cultivated intellect, of fidelity in seeking the truth. William Ellery Channing honestystrongintegrity Reading is the royal road to intellectual eminence...Truly good books are more than mines to those who can understand them. They are the breathings of the great souls of past times. Genius is not embalmed in them, but lives in them perpetually. William Ellery Channing readingbookpast
