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The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors

This book compiles a selection of pithy and thought-provoking statements from various celebrated authors, offering readers a glimpse into the wisdom of the literary greats. more

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Tryon Edwards
Tryon Edwards

Tryon Edwards, a figure from 1809 to 1894, whose specific profession and category are unknown. more

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“I kept this to remind me of you trying to brush away the Villa Rossa from your teeth in the morning, swearing and eating aspirin and cursing harlots. Every time I see that glass I think of you trying to clean your conscience with a toothbrush.”

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“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority.”

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Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“Innate ideas are in every man, born with him; they are truly himself. The man who says that we have no innate ideas must be a fool and knave, having no conscience or innate science.”

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Book:Preface. General introduction index of symbols. Appendices: The book of Thel. Tiriel. Notes to Reynolds's Discourses. Descriptive catalogue of pictures. 1809. Prose from the Rossetti ms. Table of substituted capitals. Index to foot-notes, &c
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