"I account this world a tedious theater, For I do play a part in 't 'gainst my will."

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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.

— William Ellery Channing