“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.Quote by William Ellery ChanningTopics: Quotes about William Ellery ChanningShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...#Conscience, #Influence, #Mankind
The spirit of liberty is not merely, as multitudes imagine, a jealousy of our own...#Freedom, #Human Rights
It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.#William Ellery Channing
Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of...#William Ellery Channing
It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass...#William Ellery Channing
