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We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often have more power than the living.

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Tryon Edwards
Age: 84 †
Born: 1809
Born: August 7
Died: 1894
Died: January 4
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Hartford
Connecticut
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What we gave, we have What we spent, we had What we left, we lost.
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We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of them shows us our deficiencies, and spurs us on to higher and better things.
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