William Henry Channing, 1810 - 1884
Born: 25 May 1810, Boston, Massachusetts
Died: 23 December 1884, London, England, UK
Biography from Wikipedia and The American Literary Blog
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- A man in earnest finds means, or if he cannot find, creates it. permalink
William Henry Channing - A single hour a day, steadily given to the study of some interesting subject, brings unexpected accumulations of knowledge. permalink
William Henry Channing - All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene. permalink
William Henry Channing - Be true to your own highest conviction permalink
William Henry Channing - Beauty is an all-pervading presence. It unfolds to the numberless flowers of the Spring; it waves in the branches of the trees and in the green blades of grass; it haunts the depths of the earth and the sea, and gleams out in the hues of the shell and the precious stone. And not only these minute objects, but the ocean, the mountains, the clouds, the heavens, the stars, the rising and the setting sun all overflow with beauty. The universe is its temple; and those people who are alive to it can not lift their eyes without feeling themselves encompassed with it on every side. permalink
William Henry Channing - But the ground of a man's culture lies in his nature, not in his calling. His powers are to be unfolded on account of their inherent dignity, not their outward direction. He is to be educated, because he is a man, not because he is to make shoes, nail, or pins. permalink
William Henry Channing - Christianity is not only confirmed by miracles, but is in itself, in its very essence, a miraculous religion. permalink
William Henry Channing - Conscience is an oracle of the Divinity. permalink
William Henry Channing - Courage considered in itself or without reference to its causes, is no virtue, and deserves no esteem permalink
William Henry Channing - Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. permalink
William Henry Channing - Difficulty is the element, and resistance the true work of a man. permalink
William Henry Channing - Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie permalink
William Henry Channing - Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what no other can exactly be, and do what no other can exactly do. permalink
William Henry Channing - Error is discipline through which we advance. permalink
William Henry Channing - 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. permalink
William Henry Channing
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