Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both. - Tryon Edwards

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The prince in The Leopard was a very complex character - at times autocratic, rude, strong - at times romantic, good, understanding - and sometimes even stupid, and above all, mysterious.

Tryon Edwards

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

Choices, Choose, Evil, Evils, Goods, Two

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Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel.

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Contemplation is to knowledge what digestion is to food - the way to get life out of it

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

Giving, Left, Lost, Spent

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

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No true civilization can be expected permanently to continue which is not based on the great principles of Christianity.

Based, Christianity, Civilization, Expected, Permanently, Principles

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Some cities have fallen into ruin and some are built upon ruins but others contain their own ruins while still growing.

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