Nothing else matters much; not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual capacity to keep zest in living. This is the creed of creeds, the final deposit and distillation of all important faiths: that you should be…

Quote by Harry Emerson Fosdick

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

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

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe,...

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe,...

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

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

He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he...

He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he...

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the...

Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the...

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

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

Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will...

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will...

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

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

Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.

Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It...

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It...

Whatever you laugh at in others, laughs at yourself.

Whatever you laugh at in others, laughs at yourself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until...

No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until...

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than...

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than...

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

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