It is always the minorities that hold the key of progress. Raymond B. Fosdick More Quotes by Raymond B. Fosdick More Quotes From Raymond B. Fosdick It is always the minorities that hold the key of progess; it is always through those who are unafraid to be different that advance comes to human society. Raymond B. Fosdick minorities different keys The only life worth living is the adventurous life. Of such a life the dominant characteristic is that it is unafraid. If is unafraid of what other people think . . . It does not adapt either its pace or its objectives to the pace and objectives of its neighbors. It thinks its own thoughts, it reads its own books, it developed its own hobbies, and it is governed by its own conscience. The herd may graze where it pleases or stampede where it pleases, but he who lives the adventurous life will remain unafraid when he finds himself alone. Raymond B. Fosdick adventurous-life book thinking The search for truth is, as it always has been, the noblest expression of the human spirit. Man's insatiable desire for knowledge about himself, about his environment and the forces by which he is surrounded, gives life its meaning and purpose, and clothes it with final dignity.... And yet we know, deep in our hearts, that knowledge is not enough.... Unless we can anchor our knowledge to moral purposes, the ultimate result will be dust and ashes- dust and ashes that will bury the hopes and monuments of men beyond recovery. Raymond B. Fosdick recovery heart life The herd may graze where it pleases or stampede where it pleases, but he who lives the adventurous life will remain unafraid when he finds himself alone. Raymond B. Fosdick adventurous-life may adventure
