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The most we can get out of life is its discipline for ourselves, and its usefulness for others.

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Tryon Edwards
Age: 84 †
Born: 1809
Born: August 7
Died: 1894
Died: January 4
Theologian
Hartford
Connecticut
Usefulness
Discipline
Others
Life

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