"Some so speak in exaggerations and superlatives that……" — Tryon Edwards
"Some so speak in exaggerations and superlatives that we need to make a large discount from their statements before we can come at their real meaning."
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81 Quotes by Tryon Edwards
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Appreciation, whether of nature, or books, or art, or men, depends very much on temperament. What is beauty or genius…
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Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our…
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Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to…
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Seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine.
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Anxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries. In a world where…
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Never be so brief as to become obscure.
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Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence.
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We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death; but an early grave…
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Whoever in prayer can say, 'Our Father', acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the whole race of mankind.
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Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow…
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Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain!
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Most of our censure of others is only oblique praise of self, uttered to show the wisdom and superiority of…
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Throw in something extra. Whether it's a coupon for a future discount, additional information on how to use the product,…
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Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.
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My life has always been geared towards my career. If my life is complete in other ways then I don't…
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My picture of the world is drawn in perspective and not like a model to scale. The foreground is occupied…
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Success is never on discount! Greatness is never on sale! Greatness is never half off! It's all or nothing! It's…
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Surely no rational or realistic person will discount the possibility that [during wartime] the United States might suddenly resort to…
— Noam Chomsky
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If writing with a goal - whether it be evangelistic, apologetic, or didactic - implies propaganda, then all recorded history…
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The generally accepted view is that markets are always right -- that is, market prices tend to discount future developments…
— George Soros
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There are philosophical issues involved in that about choosing the right discount rate, the value, the future, and things like…
— Brad Carson
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Patterns of these UFOs appearance and behavior suggest a limited range of sizes and shapes of unidentified craft, despite the…
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Some people argue against both optimism and pessimism in favor of so-called realistic thinking. They distrust optimism on the grounds…
— Price Pritchett
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In the founding era of our country, it was not organized religion but personal faith that brought focus and unified…
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