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# Edwin J Delattre

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##  Quotes by Edwin J Delattre

> [We are born with a potential for good character - and for the dispositions and habits that make up bad or weak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-j-delattre/we-are-born-with-a-potential-for-good-character-and-for-the/)

Edwin J Delattre

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dce/edwin-j-delattre-79890_achieve_we-are-born-with-a-potential-for-good-ch_167261.jpg)

> [Babies are born with neither good nor bad character. Normal people - as they grow, learn and are trained - develop better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-j-delattre/babies-are-born-with-neither-good-nor-bad-character-normal-people-as/)

Edwin J Delattre

[Babies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/babies/)

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> [The habits of feeling, action and judgment that comprise good character depend on personal self-discipline and powerful aspiration to become a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-j-delattre/the-habits-of-feeling-action-and-judgment-that-comprise-good/)

Edwin J Delattre

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[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/edwin-j-delattre-79890_action_the-habits-of-feeling-action-and-judgmen_1449936.jpg)

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