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 (1809–1894), Theologe und Herausgeber

Topics: Wisdom & Understanding, Ethical Questions

Tryon Edwards

Tryon Edwards war ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer und kongregationalistischer Pastor und Theologe des 19. Jahrhunderts, der Gemeinden in Connecticut und New York betreute. Bekanntheit erlangte der Urenkel des Predigers Jonathan Edwards vor allem als Herausgeber theologischer Schriften sowie durch seine umfangreiche Zitatesammlung „A Dictionary of Thoughts“. Für Bibelleser heute bieten seine prägnanten Sinnsprüche zeitlose Impulse zu christlicher Ethik, Denkgewohnheiten und persönlicher Charakterbildung.

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