Quotes of Harry Emerson Fosdick - somelinesforyou

“ Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ 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

“ Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ A good sermon is an engineering operation by which a chasm is bridged so that the spiritual goods on one side-the 'unsearchable riches of Christ' - are actually transported into personal lives upon the other. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. ”

- 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

“ He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. ”

- 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

“ Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ Our power is not so much in us as through us. ”

- 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

“ No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things done. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things done. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ 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

“ Our power is not so much in us as through us. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick

“ No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows until it is focused, dedicated and disciplined. ”

- Harry Emerson Fosdick
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