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.
Tryon EdwardsSome so speak in exaggerations and superlatives that we need to make a large discount from their statements before we can come at their real meaning.
Tryon EdwardsTrue humility is not an abject, groveling, self-despising spirit; it is but a right estimate of ourselves as God sees us.
Tryon EdwardsAlways have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table, for the family; a book of condensed thought and striking anecdote, of sound maxims and truthful apothegms. It will impress on your own mind a thousand valuable suggestions, and teach your children a thousand lessons of truth and duty. Such a book is a casket of jewels for your housebold.
Tryon Edwards