All intelligent faith in God has behind it a background of humble agnosticism. Harry Emerson Fosdick More Quotes by Harry Emerson Fosdick More Quotes From Harry Emerson Fosdick Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. Harry Emerson Fosdick sadinspirationalfunny 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 horsemotivationallife A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package. Harry Emerson Fosdick small-packagesconceitedpersons I would 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 faithinspirationallife Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself vividly as winning and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success. Harry Emerson Fosdick eyewinningmotivational Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success. Harry Emerson Fosdick encouragingcongratulationssuccess It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young. Harry Emerson Fosdick magnificentgrowsyoung Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life; love sweetens it. Bitterness sickens life; love heals it. Bitterness blinds life; love anoints its eyes. Harry Emerson Fosdick heartbreaklovelife Prayer opens our lives for God so his will can be done in and through us, because in true prayer we habitually put ourselves into the attitude of willingness to do whatever God wills. Harry Emerson Fosdick doneprayerattitude No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. Harry Emerson Fosdick healthlifecommitment Always take a job that is too big for you. Harry Emerson Fosdick bigsjobs Fearr imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith also makes serviceable az quotes. Harry Emerson Fosdick empoweringfaithfear Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Harry Emerson Fosdick releasebitternesslove It is not marriage that fails; it is people that fail. All that marriage does is to show people up. Harry Emerson Fosdick marriageinspirationallove God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things. Harry Emerson Fosdick prayerfaithgod 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 teachingdepressioninspirational The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea are made of the same water. It flows down, clean and cool, from the heights of Herman and the roots of the cedars of Lebanon. the Sea of Galilee makes beauty of it, the Sea of Galilee has an outlet. It gets to give. It gathers in its riches that it may pour them out again to fertilize the Jordan plain. But the Dead Sea with the same water makes horror. For the Dead Sea has no outlet. It gets to keep. Harry Emerson Fosdick beautylifedeath 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 hard-workfightingmen War's tragedy is that it uses man's best to do man's worst. Harry Emerson Fosdick fearinspirationalwar The tragic evils of our life are so commonly unintentional. We did not start out for that poor, cheap goal. That aim was not in our minds at all....Look to the road you are walking on. He who picks up one end of [a] stick picks up the other.He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. Harry Emerson Fosdick goalevilmind
