WIST Quotations

Edwards, Tryon -- (Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

Tryon Edwards (1809-1894) American theologian, writer, lexicographer
(Attributed)

Edwards, Tryon -- (Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past.

Tryon Edwards (1809-1894) American theologian, writer, lexicographer
(Attributed)

Edwards, Tryon -- A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)

Dave — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:03:29 +0000

Hell is truth seen too late — duty neglected in its season.

Tryon Edwards (1809-1894) American theologian, writer, lexicographer
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)

Edwards, Tryon -- A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908 ed.)

Dave — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:05:15 +0000

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

Tryon Edwards (1809-1894) American theologian, writer, lexicographer
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908 ed.)

Edwards, Tryon -- A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Hell is truth seen too late.

Tryon Edwards (1809-1894) American theologian, writer, lexicographer
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908)

Also attributed to Henry Gardner Adams, Georg Hegel, John Locke, Anatole France, William Sloane Coffin, Thomas Hobbes, and Michaelangelo. Full text.

Edwards, Tryon -- A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908)

Dave — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 23:42:47 +0000

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 (1809-1894) American theologian, writer, lexicographer
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908)
(Source)

Often wrongly quoted, "... best apologies for bad actions in the past."