"God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages."

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Source : William Ellery Channing (1839). “Self-culture: An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston, September, 1838”, p.22

William Ellery Channing

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“[The married woman is] is a bonded slave, who takes her master's name, her master's bread, and serves her master's passion; [and] who passes through the ordeal of pregnancy and the throes of travail at his dictation.”
“Luckily they had a stupid on their side too.”
“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.”
“Please don't kill the child. I want the child. Please give me the child. I am willing to accept any child who would be aborted, and to give that child to a married couple who will love the child, and be loved by the child. From our children's home in Calcutta alone, we have saved over 3,000 children from abortions. These children have brought such love and joy to their adopting parents, and have grown up so full of love and joy!”
“And we have not found any generational gap at all. If he wants to go a football game, he goes. If I want to go to a fashion show, I go. We don't have to do everything together. But we like doing most things together.”
“Man is a victim of dope in the incurable form of hope.”
“A plant is only worth growing if it looks good when it is dead.”
“The most you can do is stand up for what you believe in. I'm much happier since coming out to my friends and family. Being genuine and honest makes me happy.”

Source : "Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now". www.si.com. May 6, 2013.

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