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Harry Emerson Fosdick quotes

American Clergyman May 24, 1878 – October 5, 1969

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Harry Emerson Fosdick quote: "Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it."
Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Harry Emerson Fosdick
He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles. Harry Emerson Fosdick
No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his endowment with personal capacities. Harry Emerson Fosdick
I'd rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick quote: "Life consists not simply in what heredity and environment do..."
Life consists not simply in what heredity and environment do to us but in what we make out of what they do to us. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick quote: "Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you..."
Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick quote: "The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus..."
The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Picture yourself vividly as winning and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success. Great living starts with a picture, held in your imagination, of what you would like to do or be. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick quote: "Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will..."
Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world — making the most of one’s best. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick quote: "The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst."
The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick quote: "Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even..."
Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it. Harry Emerson Fosdick
Men will work hard for money. They will work harder for other men. But men will work hardest of all when they are dedicated to a cause. Until willingness overflows obligation, men fight as conscripts rather than following the flag as patriots. Duty is never worthily performed until it is performed by one who would gladly do more if only he could. Harry Emerson Fosdick

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