Harry Emerson Fosdick

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

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

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.

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

No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Opinions may be mistaken; love never is.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

We cannot all be great, but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

What a testing of character adversity is!

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Whatever the situation and however disheartening it may be, it is a great hour when a man ceases adopting difficulties as an excuse for despondency and tackles himself as the real problem. No mood need be his master.

Harry Emerson Fosdick