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Tryon Edwards quotes

American Theologian

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Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine. Tryon Edwards
Tryon Edwards quote: "Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad..."
Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past. Tryon Edwards
Tryon Edwards quote: "To waken interest and kindle enthusiasm is the sure way to..."
To waken interest and kindle enthusiasm is the sure way to teach easily and successfully. Tryon Edwards
The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather than fill it with the accumulation of others. Tryon Edwards
One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call. Tryon Edwards
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both. Tryon Edwards
Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated. Tryon Edwards
Tryon Edwards quote: "He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and..."
He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today. Tryon Edwards
To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power. Tryon Edwards
We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often have more power than the living. Tryon Edwards
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. Tryon Edwards
Tryon Edwards quote: "Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose..."
Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both. Tryon Edwards
Tryon Edwards quote: "Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to..."
Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them. Tryon Edwards
Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end. Tryon Edwards
We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death; but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven. Tryon Edwards

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