Tryon Edwards Author
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Jan 1, 1809
- Died: Jan 1, 1894
Tryon Edwards was an American theologian, best known for compiling A Dictionary of Thoughts, a book of quotations. [But see note in Talk section.] He published the works of Jonathan Edwards in 1842. He also compiled and published the sixteen sermons of his great grandfather, Jonathan Edwards, on 1 Corinthians 13, the "Love Chapter", titling the book "Charity And Its Fruits; Christian love as manifested in the heart and life", which thought by some to be the most thorough analysis of the text of 1 Corinthians 13 ever written. An original quote of Tryon Edwards is: “Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.” ~ Tyrone Edwards
He was minister of the Second Congregational Church in New London, Connecticut, from 1845-1857, after having served in Rochester, New York.
Some representative entries from A Dictionary of Thoughts are:
"Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both."
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.
happiness
Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.
health
To rule one's anger is well to prevent it is better.
anger
We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven.
death
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.
being good & hope
Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.
death
Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.
best & the future
Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.
death