Maxioms by William Ellery Channing
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.
Most joyful let the Poet be;
It is through him that all men see.
Most joyful let the Poet be;
It is through him that all men see.
The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with revelation, with God, with itself, read more
The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with revelation, with God, with itself, loses its life, just as the body droops when debarred from the air and the cheering light from heaven.
Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new
power.
Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new
power.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
