“ God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth. 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. William Ellery Channing
“ It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity. William Ellery Channing
“ To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes an… William Ellery Channing
“ It is a greater work to educate a child in the true and larger sense of the word than to rule a state. William Ellery Channing
“ Difficulties are meant to rouse not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. William Ellery Channing
“ The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves. William Ellery Channing
“ An earnest purpose finds time or makes it. It seizes on spare moments and turns fragments to golden account. William Ellery Channing
“ We must not waste life in devising means. It is better to plan less and do more. William Ellery Channing
“ A man in earnest finds means, or if he cannot find he creates them. A vigorous purpose makes much out of little, breathes power into weak instruments, disarms difficulties, and even turns them into as… William Ellery Channing
“ The world is to be carried forward by truth, which at first offends, which wins its way by degrees, which the many hate and would rejoice to crush. William Ellery Channing
