Timothy Dwight Quotes

A collection of quotes by Timothy Dwight.

Timothy Dwight (1752-1817) was an American educator and theologian. Born in Massachusetts, Dwight studied at Yale College and later became its president in 1795. As a prominent minister, he played a significant role in the Second Great Awakening, a period of religious revival in the early 19th century. Known for his influential sermons and treatises, Dwight was a staunch defender of orthodox Calvinism. He also made significant contributions to education, advocating for the study of modern languages, science, and literature in addition to the traditional classics. Dwight's impact on American religious and educational institutions remains influential to this day.

Education ought everywhere to be religious education. Parent

Education ought everywhere to be religious education. Parents are bound to employ no instructors who will instruct their children religiously. To commit children to the care of irreligious persons is to commit lambs to the superintendency of wolves.

Timothy Dwight

Education

For what end shall we be connected with men, of whom this is

For what end shall we be connected with men, of whom this is the character and conduct? Is it, that we may see our wives and daughters the victims of legal prostitution; soberly dishonoured; speciously polluted; the outcasts of delicacy and virtue, and the lothing of God and man?

Timothy Dwight