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To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue of the slanderer is brother to the dagger of the assassin
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Thoughts lead on to purposes ; puposes go forth in actions ; actions form habits ; habits decide character ; and character fixes our destiny.
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High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.
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Indolence is the dry rot of even a good mind and a good character; the practical uselessness of both. It is the waste of what might be a happy and useful life.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Tryon Edwards
Born:
August 7, 1809
Died:
January 4, 1894
(aged 84)
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