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

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Source : Tryon Edwards (2015). “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”, p.1004, Ravenio Books

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“A test of a Christian's character is what he does after he comes to the blockade in the road and what his attitude is after everything has left him except Jesus. You will never know down here that Christ is all you need until Christ is all you have left. You will never be able to tell the world for sure that He will do in a crisis unless you learn how to live in a crisis.”
“I had very good LSD, but the problem was - I tried making a film, or doing some filming, when I was on LSD, and it's impossible. I couldn't focus. I tried focusing, but when I looked through the lens, I'd see all different layers of focus, and I couldn't find which was the real one behind the camera. And I just thought, this does not work, and I never tried that again.”
“I'm a Christian. I was born and raised a Catholic. But I think there are people that are frauds that are ministers.”
“Canada had the good health-care system and educational system. It was a privilege for me to grow up there.”
“At one time there were voiceover artists, now there are celebrity voiceover artists. It's unfortunate because these people need the money less than the voiceover artist.”
“Within each piece, I create an intriguing balance between jewelry and the body, and an intensity which draws others to it.”
“Tender as a mothers love... And with my mother, that was certainly true.”
“The earth has music for those who listen.”

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