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Where duty is plain delay is both foolish and hazardous where it is not, delay may be both wisdom and safety.

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Tryon Edwards
Age: 84 †
Born: 1809
Born: August 7
Died: 1894
Died: January 4
Theologian
Hartford
Connecticut
Foolish
Safety
Duty
Wisdom
Hazardous
May
Foolishness
Procrastination
Delay
Plain

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