Some persons are exaggerators by temperament. They do not mean untruth, but their feelings are strong, and their imaginations vivid, so that their statements are largely discounted by those of calm judgment and cooler temperament. They do not realize that… — Tryon Edwards Copy Share Image
Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of… — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence. — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
Anxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries. — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves - our weakness, errors, deficiencies, and sins, that, by divine… — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
The leaves do not change color from the blighting touch of the frost, but from the process of natural decay. They fall when the… — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
Indolence is the dry rot of even a good mind and a good character; the practical uselessness of both. It is the waste of… — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain! — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
To rejoice in another prosperity, is to give content to your own lot: to mitigate another grief, is to alleviate or dispel your own — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
No true civilization can be expected permanently to continue which is not based on the great principles of Christianity. — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
My books are my tools, and the greater their variety and perfection the greater the help to my literary work. — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in Providence is its best preventive… — Tryon Edwards Copy Share
