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William Ellery Channing Quotes

William Ellery Channing quotes about book

American Writer April 7, 1780 – October 2, 1842

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God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. William Ellery Channing
The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought. William Ellery Channing
Reading is the royal road to intellectual eminence...Truly good books are more than mines to those who can understand them. They are the breathings of the great souls of past times. Genius is not embalmed in them, but lives in them perpetually. William Ellery Channing
It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. William Ellery Channing
William Ellery Channing quote: "It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the intercourse with..."
It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the intercourse with superior minds... William Ellery Channing

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