138 Quotes by Harry Emerson Fosdick

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.

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.

It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young.

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

Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.

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

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

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

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.