Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes
To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people's places, but to do that consists in and depends upon picturing ourselves in their places.
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The first object of my endeavours was the means to become perfect and happy.
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Think about your goals and review them daily. Every morning when you begin, take action on the most important task you can accomplish to achieve your most important goal at the moment.
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No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.
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Truth is simple, requiring neither study nor art.
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Everyone likes to talk shop, which is the most interesting talk in the world, in the beginning.
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My country tears of thee.
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Much as he is opposed to law - breaking, he is not bigoted about it.
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One People, one Reign, one Leader.
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Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings.
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Certainly when you do a work for a public space, you lose control.
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That which you do not wish for yourself, do not impose on others.
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The lessons this life has planted in my heart pertain more to caring than crops, more to Golden Rule than gold, more to the proper choice than to the popular choice.
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Practicing the Golden Rule is not a sacrifice, it's an investment.
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Every morning as I read the scripture, every night, I quote the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule.
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Every man is made to reach out beyond his grasp.
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People are hungry for God. What a terrible meeting it would be with our neighbour if we give them only ourselves.
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Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.
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To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people's places, but to do that consists in and depends upon picturing ourselves in their places.
