Tryon Edwards

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, read more

He 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.

The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We read more

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.

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them.

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them.

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves - our weakness,errors, deficiencies, and sins, read more

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves - our weakness,errors, deficiencies, and sins, that, by divine grace, we may overcome and turn from them all

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than read more

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than argument