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• This world is the land of the dying; the next is the land of the living.

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  Life, Land, Dying

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.283, Ravenio Books

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• He that resolves upon any great and good end, has, by that very resolution, scaled the chief barrier to it. He will find such resolution removing difficulties, searching out or making means, giving courage for despondency, and strength for weakness, and like the star to the wise men of old, ever guiding him nearer and nearer to perfection.

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  Wise, Stars, Mean

  Tryon Edwards (1853). “The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors”, p.258

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• Duty performed gives clearness and firmness to faith, and faith thus strengthened through duty becomes the more assured and satisfying to the soul.

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  Giving, Soul, Firmness

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.349, Ravenio Books

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• Hell is truth seen too lateduty neglected in its season.

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  Hell, Neglected, Seasons

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.579, Ravenio Books

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• True art is reverent imitation of God.

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  Art, Imitation, Art Is

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.97, Ravenio Books

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• Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence.

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  Believe, Belief, Evidence

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.264, Ravenio Books

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• The first evil choice or act is linked to the second; and each one to the one that follows, both by the tendency of our evil nature and by the power of habit, which holds us as by a destiny

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  Destiny, Evil, Choices

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.406, Ravenio Books

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• True religion extends alike to the intellect and the heart. Intellect is in vain if it lead not to emotion, and emotion is vain if not enlightened by intellect; and both are vain if not guided by truth and leading to duty.

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  Heart, Emotion, Enlightened

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.1145, Ravenio Books

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• My books are my tools, and the greater their variety and perfection the greater the help to my literary work.

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  Book, Perfection, Tools

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.765, Ravenio Books

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• All things are ordered by God, but His providence takes in our free agency, as well as His own sovereignty.

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  Agency, Providence, Sovereignty

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.450, Ravenio Books

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• Appreciation, whether of nature, or books, or art, or men, depends very much on temperament. What is beauty or genius or greatness to one, is far from being so to another.

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  Appreciation, Art, Book

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.91, Ravenio Books

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• Piety and morality are but the same spirit differently manifested. Piety is religion with its face toward God; morality is religion with its face toward the world.

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  Religion, World, Faces

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• Whoever in prayer can say, 'Our Father', acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the whole race of mankind.

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  Prayer, Father, Race

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.158, Ravenio Books

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• We never do evil so thoroughly and heartily as when led to it by an honest but perverted, because mistaken, conscience.

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  Evil, Honest, Mistaken

  Tryon Edwards (1853). “The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors”, p.46

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• Some persons are exaggerators by temperament. They do not mean untruth, but their feelings are strong, and their imaginations vivid, so that their statements are largely discounted by those of calm judgment and cooler temperament. They do not realize that we always weaken what we exaggerate.

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  Strong, Mean, Imagination

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.409, Ravenio Books

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• Let your holidays be associated with great public events, and they may be the life of patriotism as well as a source of relaxation and personal employment.

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  Holiday, Relaxation, Events

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• Superstitions are, for the most part, but the shadows of great truths.

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  Shadow, Superstitions

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.1329, Ravenio Books

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• Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone had done the wrong

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  Forgiveness, Responsibility, Guilt

  Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.1173, Ravenio Books

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