William Ellery Channing ( 6 of 16 )
Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly read more
Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience but his own can teach.
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.
Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.
Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.
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.
Iron hand in a velvet glove.
Iron hand in a velvet glove.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
