Innocent amusements are such as excite moderately, and such as produce a cheerful frame of mind, not boisterous mirth; such as refresh, instead of exhausting, the system; such as recur frequently, rather than continue long; such as send us back to our daily duties invigorated in body and spirit; such as we can partake of in the presence and society of respectable friends; such as consist with and are favorable to a grateful piety; such as are chastened by self-respect, and are accompanied with the consciousness that life has a higher end than to be amused.

Famous Quotes / William Ellery Channing

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William Ellery Channing: "Innocent amusements are such as excite moderately, and such as produce a cheerful frame of mind, not boisterous mirth; such as refresh, instead of exhausting, the system; such as recur frequently, rather than continue long; such as send us back to our daily duties invigorated in body and spirit; such as we can partake of in the presence and society of respectable friends; such as consist with and are favorable to a grateful piety; such as are chastened by self-respect, and are accompanied with the consciousness that life has a higher end than to be amused."

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Accompanied	Amused	Amusements	Back
Body	Boisterous	Chastened	Cheerful
Consciousness	Consist	Continue	Daily
Duties	Excite	Exhausting	Favorable
Frame	Frequently	Friends	Grateful
Higher	Innocent	Instead	Invigorated
Life	Long	Mind	Mirth
Moderately	Partake	Piety	Presence
Produce	Rather	Recur	Refresh
Respectable	Selfrespect	Send	Society
Spirit	Such	System

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Innocent amusements are such as excite moderately, and such as produce a cheerful frame of mind, not boisterous mirth; such as refresh, instead of exhausting, the system; such as recur frequently, rather than continue long; such as send us back to our daily duties invigorated in body and spirit; such as we can partake of in the presence and society of respectable friends; such as consist with and are favorable to a grateful piety; such as are chastened by self-respect, and are accompanied with the consciousness that life has a higher end than to be amused. - William Ellery Channing