Tryon Edwards quotes

Tryon Edwards was an American theologian and writer, renowned for his collection of quotations and moral reflections. His works, such as "A Dictionary of Thoughts," have inspired readers interested in ethics and personal improvement. He is remembered for his insightful aphorisms and influential contributions to literature on character and conduct. Here are 84 of his quotes:

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

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.

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Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions.

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

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Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.

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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.

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Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.

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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.

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Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them.

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Some men are born old, and some men never seem so. If we keep well and cheerful, we are always young and at last die in youth even when in years would count as old.

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

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Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.

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Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.

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Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in Providence is its best preventive and remedy.

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He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, for it shuts out the truth, and often leads to ruinous error.

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Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone had done the wrong.

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If rich men would remember that shrouds have no pockets, they would, while living, share their wealth with their children, and give for the good of others, and so know the highest pleasure wealth can give.

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Thoughts lead on to purposes purposes go forth in action actions form habits habits decide character and character fixes our destiny.

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Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument not being founded in reason they cannot be destroyed by logic.

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He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

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Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season.

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This world is the land of the dying the next is the land of the living.

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