Tryon Edwards Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Tryon Edwards quotes and sayings page 2 (theologian). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 27 we have.
“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.”
“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.”
“Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.”
“He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.”
“To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.”
“High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.”
“To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own.”
“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.”
“Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain!”
“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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