Some 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 EdwardsWhoever in prayer can say, 'Our Father', acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the whole race of mankind.
Tryon EdwardsPreventives of evil are far better than remedies; cheaper and easier of application, and surer in result.
Tryon EdwardsUnbelief, in distinction from disbelief, is a confession of ignorance where honest inquiry might easily find the truth. - "Agnostic" is but the Greek for "ignoramus."
Tryon EdwardsContemplation is to knowledge what digestion is to food - the way to get life out of it
Tryon EdwardsSome 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 we always weaken what we exaggerate.
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