Quotes by Channing, William Ellery

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be wh >>

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in orde >>

Innocent amusements are such as excite moderately, and such as produce >>

Quotations about Books - Reading

To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you hold i >>

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention >>

Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which ga >>

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

Channing, William Ellery