Famous Quotes / William Ellery Channing
William Ellery Channing: "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."
| Blunder | Cuts | Down | Eager |
| Every | Fruit | Ignorance | Impatient |
| Made | Order | Over | Person |
| Pleasure | Pursuit | Reach | Same |
| Savage | Smile | Tree |