Frases de Harry Emerson Fosdick

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“Um homem sábio pode considerar a vida uma comédia, uma tragédia ou uma farsa, e ainda assim gozá-la.”

“Um ateu é um homem que não possui meios invisíveis de apoio.”

“O mundo está se movendo tão rápido atualmente, que o homem que diz que algo não pode ser feito é geralmente interrompido por alguém já fazendo.”

“Odiar as pessoas é como atear fogo na casa a fim de se livrar de um rato.”

“He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.”

“The half is greater than the whole.”

“God is not a cosmic bell-boy for whom we can press a button to get things done.”

“Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it.”

“Hating people is like burning down your own home to get rid of a rat.”

“God of grace and God of glory,
On Thy people pour Thy power.
Crown Thine ancient church's story,
Bring her bud to glorious flower.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
For the facing of this hour,
For the facing of this hour.”

“Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal,
Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal.”

“Lo! the hosts of evil 'round us,
Scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways.
From the fears that long have bound us,
Free our hearts to faith and praise.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
For the living of these days,
For the living of these days.”

“Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world — making the most of one's best.”