The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.

Quote by William Ellery Channing

Topics: Government Quotes

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when...

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when...

One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by...

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by...

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of...

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of...

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather...

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather...

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order...

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

Life has a higher end,than to be amused.

Life has a higher end,than to be amused.

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...

He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and...

He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and...

Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what...

Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what...

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what...

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what...

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.