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Tryon Edwards
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"To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power." -
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Tryon Edwards
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Top 5 quotes from Tryon Edwards
"He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today."
"Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny."
"Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another -- too often ending in the loss of both."
"If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others."
"The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather than fill it with the accumulation of others."
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"If you have made a mistake, cut your losses as quickly as possible."
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