Jonathan Edwards Quotes on Life
Jonathan Edwards was an American Puritan theologian, philosopher, and pastor and the leading intellectual of colonial New England. This page collects quotes attributed to Jonathan Edwards on the topic of life, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Resolved, to live with all my might, while I do live.”
No. 6. -
“Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.”
Diary (1723). -
“Consider that as a principle of love is the main principle in the heart of a real Christian, so the labor of love, is the main business of the Christian life.”
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers(1895) | p. 396. -
“Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.”
Seventy Resolutions(1722-1723) | No. 7.