Quotes by William Ellery Channing

William Ellery Channing

American Unitarian minister

Lived from: 1780 - 1842

Category: Politics Country: United States

Born: 7 april 1780 Died: 2 october 1842

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• To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably.

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• True love is the parent of humility.

  ― William Ellery Channing
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• Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

  ― William Ellery Channing
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• 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
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• Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

  ― William Ellery Channing
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Subjects in these quotes:

• immeasurably
• undoubtedly
• perfection
• everything
• impatient
• pleasure

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