Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

Quote by Tryon Edwards

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To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure...

To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure...

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

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength,...

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength,...

We haven't got the power to destroy the planet -- or to save it. But...

We haven't got the power to destroy the planet -- or to save it. But...

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.

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.

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...

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 should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we...

We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we...

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

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...

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...

Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument; not being founded in reason they cannot be destroyed...

Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument; not being founded in reason they cannot be destroyed...

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

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

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....

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

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

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But...

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But...

Death is the begining, the birth of births, a rebirth, a second chance to fix...

Death is the begining, the birth of births, a rebirth, a second chance to fix...

Nothing shall part us in our love till Thanatos at his appointed hour removed us...

Nothing shall part us in our love till Thanatos at his appointed hour removed us...

My only fear of death is coming back reincarnated.

My only fear of death is coming back reincarnated.