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Tryon Edwards Quotes

American - Theologian | August 7, 1809 - January 4, 1894

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

Death Heaven Reunion Parting Every

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.

Work God Great Leaf Fall Ready

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

Future Best Past Bad Right Actions

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.

Strength Habit Broken Steel Chains

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.

Happiness Sunshine Shadow You Find

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

Great Minds Out Great Minds High

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

Moment Death End Bread May Appetite

People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.

People Better Look Never Improve

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

Truth Accuracy First Statement Kin

To waken interest and kindle enthusiasm is the sure way to teach easily and successfully.

Enthusiasm Teach Way Interest Sure

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

Anger Better Rule Well Prevent

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

Good Hope Sacrifice Ending Loss

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