Tryon Edwards Quotes

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

Tryon Edwards

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.

Tryon Edwards

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

Tryon Edwards

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

Tryon Edwards

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine.

Tryon Edwards

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.

Tryon Edwards

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel.

Tryon Edwards