Tryon Edwards Quotes

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

It is never well to take drastic action, if the result can be achieved with equal efficiency with less drastic action..

What course am I to take?" "Towards danger; but not too rashly, nor too straight.

Fear bespeaks of wisdom. Recognition of responsibility.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

I do not live on false promises. I cannot afford to live on bad advice.

Never do today what you can do tomorrow. Something may occur to make you regret your premature action.

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.

We are all responsible for our actions and our failures to act.

Tom Clarke is dead. He has not our responsibilities. Nobody will ever know what he would do for the situation did not arise for him. But is has risen for us and we must face it with our intelligence and conscious of our responsibility.

Good counsel is good for him that will do thereafter.

Sometimes it is better to delay.

doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right

There is great strength in acting boldly but there is also great strength in not acting if the time is not right.

I am against an adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause of an adjournment: if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought.

Discretion--humble as it seems, it has often brought about successes in which talent failed and genius did not succeed. Discretion in the great affairs of the world does wonders, and safety depends frequently and is chiefly derived from it....

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well

Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is.

Being prudent does not mean being fearful.

I'm not doing anything dumb; I'm not getting in trouble.

Prudence is the virtue of the senses. It is the science of appearances. It is the outmost action of the inward life.

The wise man is seldom prudent.

He who hesitates is sometimes wise.

Wisdom means to choose now what will make sense later.

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow.