Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine.

Quote by Tryon Edwards

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High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born...

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born...

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of...

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of...

Some of the best lessons we ever learn we learn from our mistakes and failures....

Some of the best lessons we ever learn we learn from our mistakes and failures....

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near...

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near...

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly...

Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly...

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves -...

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves -...

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to...

The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to...

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by...

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by...

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly...

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly...

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on...

He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on...

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable The only argument available with an...

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable The only argument available with an...

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against...

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against...

Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law.

Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law.

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it...

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it...