"A person wrapped up in himself makes a…" — Harry Emerson Fosdick

"A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package."

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

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91 Quotes by Harry Emerson Fosdick

Harry Emerson Fosdick has 91 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The first question to be answered by any individual or any social group, facing a hazardous situation, is whether the…
No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it.
I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses...
The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst.
Granted the endless variations of moral customs, still the essential standards persist. As in a scientific laboratory, all else may…
No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
The more we know about this universe, the more mysterious it is. The old world that Job knew was marvelous…
We must take the abiding spiritual values which inhere in the deep experiences of religion in all ages and give…
Some things mankind can finish and be done with, but not ... science, that persists, and changes from ancient Chaldeans…
...while science gives us implements to use, science alone does not determine for what ends they will be employed. Radio…
Every great scientist becomes a great scientist because of the inner self-abnegation with which he stands before truth, saying: "Not…
Every year the inventions of science weave more inextricably the web that binds man to man, group to group, nation…

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More Conceited Quotes

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An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of… — Joseph Addison
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. — Aesop
Self-conceit may lead to self destruction. — Aesop
As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin… — Daniel J. Boorstin
Nobody can be kinder than the narcissist while you react to life in his own terms. — Elizabeth Bowen
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils… — Louisa May Alcott
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years… — Dale Carnegie
I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited. — Oscar Wilde
Brothers are a blessing for one thing. There is no possibility of any young lady getting unreasonably conceited if she… — Arthur Conan Doyle
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. — Zig Ziglar
Married men are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not. — Oscar Wilde
It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to… — Brenda Ueland

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