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Harry Emerson Fosdick quotes about life

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
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

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