Courage Quote by Harry Emerson Fosdick

“Falsehood is never better than truth, theft better than honesty, treachery better than loyalty, cowardice better than courage.”

Harry Emerson Fosdick

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Nothing in human life, least of all in religion, is ever right until it is beautiful.

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

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It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, sets it free.

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“Whatever the situation and however disheartening it may be, it is a great hour when a man ceases adopting difficulties as an excuse for…

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Atheism is a theoretical formulation of the discouraged life...

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The most extraordinary thing about the oyster is this. Irritations set into his shell. He does not like them. But when he cannot get…

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

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No one can be wrong with man and right with God.

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No man need stay the way he is.

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Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.

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Every year the inventions of science weave more inextricably the web that binds man to man, group to group, nation to nation.

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“Of all the train, none escaped except Wamba, who showed upon the occasion much more courage than those who pretended to greater sense.”

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The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence.

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Certainly these are not easy times. But history does not contain very many easy times. Years from now, we will look back at this…

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Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.

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“There is nothing purer, braver, or more beautiful than the try.”

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