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He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

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Tryon Edwards
Age: 84 †
Born: 1809
Born: August 7
Died: 1894
Died: January 4
Theologian
Hartford
Connecticut
Never
Opinions
Mistakes
Changes
Mistake
Opinion
Truth
Corrects
Change
Morrow
Today
Wiser

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