English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

William Ellery Channing Quotes

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

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Evan Rachel Wood quote: "I hope to have a career like Jodie Foster, going from child to..."
I hope to have a career like Jodie Foster, going from child to adult actress. Evan Rachel Wood
Rick Springfield quote: "I was pretty burned out in '85 and was getting - starting to..."
I was pretty burned out in '85 and was getting - starting to get into some issues. Rick Springfield
Marian Burros quote: "Fish sticks and beef stew that millions of children love to hate."
Fish sticks and beef stew that millions of children love to hate. Marian Burros
Dwight D. Eisenhower quote: "Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available."
Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dan Deacon quote: "You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and..."
You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and it was one of the most innovative music forms of its time. Dan Deacon
Vincente Minnelli quote: "Color can do anything that black-and-white can."
Color can do anything that black-and-white can. Vincente Minnelli
There is no reason why you should be bored when you can be otherwise. But if you find yourself sitting in the hedgerow with nothing but weeds, there is no reason for shutting your eyes and seeing nothing, instead of finding what beauty you may in the weeds. To put it cynically, life is too short to waste it in drawing blanks. Therefore, it is up to you to find as many pictures to put on your blank pages as possible. Emily Post
Isaac D'Israeli quote: "Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only..."
Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor. Isaac D'Israeli
Lloyd Bridges quote: "We worked under a lot of pressure... three days to do an..."
We worked under a lot of pressure... three days to do an episode, sometimes two in a week, 39 episodes a year. Lloyd Bridges
Adam Arkin quote: "I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role,..."
I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up. Adam Arkin
Our family used to be like this strong cup? thought Francie.?It was whole and sound and held things well. When papa died, the first crack came. And this fight tonight made another crack. Soon there will be so many cracks that the cup will break and we'll all be pieces instead of the whole thing together. I don't want this to happen, yet I'm deliberately making a deep crack. Betty Smith
Maya Angelou quote: "Life loves the liver of it."
Life loves the liver of it. Maya Angelou
Milton Friedman quote: "History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for..."
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition. Milton Friedman
John Lee Hooker quote: "I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have..."
I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do nothing I don't want to. John Lee Hooker
In dreams you don't need to make any distinctions between things. Not at all. Boundaries don't exist. So in dreams there are hardly ever collisions. Even if there are, they don't hurt. Reality is different. Reality bites. Reality, reality. Haruki Murakami