“The love of science, and the energy and honesty in the pursuit of science, in the best of the Aryan races do seem to correspond in a remarkable way to the love of conduct, and the energy and honesty in the pursuit of conduct, in the best of the Semitic.” MenWaySeemsScienceEnergyRaceHonestyPursuitRemarkable Book:The Works of Matthew Arnold Source: The Works of Matthew Arnold
“The purpose of revival is to fire the church with divine energy for her divine assignment. Revival will tear us away from our temporal pursuits to give ourselves for what really matters.Revival will not occur without prayer. Prevailing prayer is always antecedent to revival.” GivingMatterPurposeEnergyChurchPrayerFireTearsDivinePursuitRevivalAssignmentsPrevailingPrevailing Prayer Author:David Shibley
“Nothing is more common than energy in money-making, quite independent of any higher object than its accumulation. A man who devotes himself to this pursuit, body and soul, can scarcely fail to become rich. Very little brains will do; spend less than you earn; add guinea to guinea; scrape and save; and the pile of gold will gradually rise.” MenLittlesSoulBodyEnergyCommonBrainRichFailingObjectsHigherGoldIndependentAddPursuitMaking MoneyAccumulationGuineaBecome Rich Book:Self-help: With Illustrations of Charakter, Conduct and Perseverance Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Charakter, Conduct and Perseverance
“The search of the Holy Grail or the voyage towards a new continent never enlisted so much energy and so much faith as does this pursuit of youth by old age. It is a race not of the fleet but of the most credulous.” DoeAgeEnergyRaceYouthHolyPursuitOld AgeContinentsVoyagesHoly GrailEnlisted Author:Elisabeth Marbury
“The first and most important rule to observe...is to use our entire forces with the utmost energy. The second rule is to concentrate our power as much as possible against that section where the chief blows are to be delivered and to incur disadvantages elsewhere, so that our chances of success may increase at the decisive point. The third rule is never to waste time. Finally, the fourth rule is to follow up our successes with the utmost energy. Only pursuit of the beaten enemy gives the fruits of victory.” GivingFirstsMayImportantUseEnergyForceChanceEnemyVictoryWasteThirdsIncreaseFruitBlowPursuitChiefsWasting TimeElsewhereFourthBeatenSectionsDisadvantagesFollow Up Author:Carl von Clausewitz