quotes by 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

"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict."
— William Ellery Channing

"Jangan melepaskan kepribadian anda dan menjadi orang lain.
Jadilah diri anda sendiri."
— William Ellery Channing

"The cry has been that when war is declared, all opposition should be hushed. A sentiment more unworthy of a free country could hardly be propagated."
— William Ellery Channing

"It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the intercourse with superior minds...
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— William Ellery Channing