More From William Ellery Channing
- "We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure."
- "The great hope of society is in individual character."
- "The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves."
More In Life
- "Yes, you can lose somebody overnight, yes, your whole life can be turned upside down. Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind."― Shania Twain
- "Our entire life – consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are."― Jean Anouilh
- "But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls."― Khalil Gibran