Seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine. Tryon Edwards More Quotes by Tryon Edwards More Quotes From Tryon Edwards Let your holidays be associated with great public events, and they may be the life of patriotism as well as a source of relaxation and personal employment. Tryon Edwards holidayeventsrelaxation Some men are born old, and some men never seem so. If we keep well and cheerful, we are always young and at last die in youth even when in years would count as old. Tryon Edwards agemenyears A holy life is not an ascetic, or gloomy or solitary life, but a life regulated by divine truth and faithful in Christian duty. It is living above the world while we are still in it. Tryon Edwards solitary-lifefaithfulchristian To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is still better. Tryon Edwards anger-managementwellsanger True art is reverent imitation of God. Tryon Edwards art-isimitationart He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil. Tryon Edwards possesseddevilprejudice My books are my tools, and the greater their variety and perfection the greater the help to my literary work. Tryon Edwards toolsperfectionbook If rich men would remember that shrouds have no pockets, they would, while living, share their wealth with their children, and give for the good of others, and so know the highest pleasure wealth can give. Tryon Edwards givingmenchildren He that resolves upon any great and good end, has, by that very resolution, scaled the chief barrier to it. He will find such resolution removing difficulties, searching out or making means, giving courage for despondency, and strength for weakness, and like the star to the wise men of old, ever guiding him nearer and nearer to perfection. Tryon Edwards starswisemean Attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. Tryon Edwards concentrationattentionmemories Indolence is the dry rot of even a good mind and a good character; the practical uselessness of both. It is the waste of what might be a happy and useful life. Tryon Edwards drymindcharacter 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 useexercisemean Words are both better and worse than thoughts, they express them, and add to them; they give them power for good or evil; they start them on an endless flight, for instruction and comfort and blessing, or for injury and sorrow and ruin. Tryon Edwards blessingevilgiving Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past - the best evidence of regret for them that we can offer, or the world receive. Tryon Edwards apologyregretpast Whoever in prayer can say, 'Our Father', acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the whole race of mankind. Tryon Edwards raceprayerfather Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence. Tryon Edwards evidencebeliefbelieve The slanderer and the assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the one it is the dagger, with the other the tongue. The former is worse that the latter, for the last only kills the body, while the other murders the reputation. Tryon Edwards assassinsdyingdeath There is often as much independence in not being led as in not being driven. Tryon Edwards independencedriven 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 secretmindmemories Appreciation, whether of nature, or books, or art, or men, depends very much on temperament. What is beauty or genius or greatness to one, is far from being so to another. Tryon Edwards appreciationbookart
