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Self-Culture. An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston. 1838

Book by William Ellery Channing · 3 quotes · Men, Lying, May

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Self-Culture. An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston. 1838 Quotes

“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.”

“Real greatness has nothing to do with a man’s sphere. It does not lie in the magnitude of his outward agency, in the extent of the effects which he produces. The greatest men may do comparatively little.”