Quote from: Smile Topic

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.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Ellery Channing
  • DescriptionUnited States Unitarian clergyman
  • BornApril 7, 1780
  • DiedOctober 2, 1842
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTheologian