"Error is discipline through which we advance" — William Ellery Channing

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict

Source: Self-Culture (1838)

I count life just a stuff to try the soul's strength on

Source: In a Balcony (1855)

Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced

Source: Letters of John Keats (1817-1820)

It is never too late to be wise.

Source: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise

Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-1793)

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

Source: The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)

William Ellery Channing Quote