Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

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

The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

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

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst.

Harry Emerson Fosdick