Emmet Fox Quotes

Emmet Fox was a New Thought spiritual leader of the early 20th century, famous for his large Divine Science church services held in New York City during the Great Depression.



✵ 30. July 1886 – 13. August 1951
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Famous Emmet Fox Quotes

“No Scientific Christian ever considers hatred or execration to be "justifiable" in any circumstances, but whatever your opinion about that might be, there is no question about its practical consequences to you. You might as well swallow a dose of prussic acid in two gulps, and think to protect yourself by saying, "This one is for Robespierre; and this one for the Bristol murderer."”

You will hardly have any doubt as to who will receive the benefit of the poison.
The Sermon on the Mount (New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1938), p. 78; quoted in Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies, in BarryPopik.com (20 December 2013) http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/resentment_is_like_drinking_poison.

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