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AUTHOR PROFILE
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick is described in biographical records as an American pastor and controversialist (1878–1969) (1878–1969). The selections gathered here touch on goals, peer pressure, self-mastery. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.
“The tragic evils of our life are so commonly unintentional. We did not start out for that poor, cheap goal. That aim was not in our minds at all. … Look to the road you are walking on! He who picks up one end of a stick picks up the other. He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to.”— Harry Emerson Fosdick
Biography at a glance
- Profile: American pastor and controversialist (1878–1969)
- Life: 1878–1969
- Quotes in this collection: 2
Life and work
Biographical records connect Harry Emerson Fosdick with Colgate University. Works associated with Harry Emerson Fosdick include Responsive Readings. This collection includes 2 quotations credited to Harry Emerson Fosdick. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.
Reading the quotations
The selections gathered here touch on goals, peer pressure, self-mastery. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.