Memorable Quotes and quotations from Tryon EdwardsTryon Edwards (1809 - 1894)Tryon Edwards - - The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds. Tryon Edwards - - Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to one in deep sorrow, "I did not come to comfort you; God only can do that; but I did come to say how deeply and tenderly I feel for you in your affliction". Tryon Edwards - - Where duty is plain, delay is both foolish and hazardous; where it is not, delay may provide both wisdom and safety. Tryon Edwards - - To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power. Tryon Edwards - - If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others. |
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