We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of them shows us our deficiencies, and spurs us on to higher and better things

Quote by Tryon Edwards

Topics: Character Quotes, Murder Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

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,...

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 -...

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...

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

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

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define...

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define...

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...

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

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

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.

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...

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of...

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of...

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent...

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent...

Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible.

Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible.