“The plant grows in the mist and under clouds as truly as under sunshine; so does the heavenly principle within.”

About William Ellery Channing

1780 – 1842

American Unitarian preacher and writer.

“Labor is discovered to be the grand conqueror, enriching and building up nations more surely than the proudest battles.”

“God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead.”

“Great minds are to make others great.”

“Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.”

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“You cannot let one bad day become your whole story.”

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“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”