"There is nothing so elastic as the human mind. The more we are obliged to do, the more we are able to accomplish."

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Source : Tryon Edwards (1853). “The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors”, p.181

Tryon Edwards

#Mind Quotes #Able Quotes #Accomplish Quotes

“And the news got worse. It appeared that there was this whole other person Jesus Christ whose birthday a lot of people tended to confuse with mine. I was personally outraged. It was a long time before I forgave the Lord for that.”
“The sun is new each day.”
“I love the way that each book -- any book -- is its own journey. You open it, and off you go. You are changed in some way, large or small, by having traveled with those characters.”
“The morality of work is the morality of slaves, and the modern world has no need of slavery.”
“You are not responsible for the disposition you are born with, but you are responsible for the one you die with.”
“Now 'Boondock II,' people are gonna see it because they liked the first one. There won't be very many people who go see it who aren't familiar with the first one.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.”
“By sight and observation and thought, with the help of the camera, and the addition of the date of the year, we can hold fast the history of the world.”

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