“Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws – a thing which can never be demonstrated.”
— Tryon Edwards
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“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
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“The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather than fill it with the accumulation of others.”
— Tryon Edwards
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“Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another – too often ending in the loss of both.”
— Tryon Edwards
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“Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws – a thing which can never be demonstrated.”
— Tryon Edwards
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“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.”
— Tryon Edwards
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“Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.”
— Tryon Edwards
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“Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another – too often ending in the loss of both.”
— Tryon Edwards
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“Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.”
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“Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.”
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“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
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