My books are my tools, and the greater their variety and perfection the greater the help to my literary work.
Tryon EdwardsHe 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 EdwardsThe 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.
Tryon EdwardsPreventives of evil are far better than remedies; cheaper and easier of application, and surer in result.
Tryon EdwardsAnxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries. In a world where everything is doubtful, and where we may be disappointed, and be blessed in disappointment, why this restless stir and commotion of mind? Can it alter the cause, or unravel the mystery of human events?
Tryon Edwards