“Convinced that character is all and circumstances nothing, [the Puritan] sees in the poverty of those who fall by the way, not a misfortune to be pitied and relieved, but a moral failing to be condemned, and in riches, not an object of suspicion ... but the blessing which rewards the triumph of energy and will.” WayCharacterFallEnergyMoralPovertyFailingObjectsCircumstancesBlessingRewardsRichesConvincedTriumphMisfortunesSuspicionRelievedPuritan Book:Religion And The Rise Of Capitalism Source: Religion And The Rise Of Capitalism
“If a great man struggling with misfortunes is a noble object, a little man that despises them is no contemptible one.” IfsMenLittlesStruggleObjectsNobleGreat MenMisfortunesDespiseLittle Man Book:Life and works of Cowper, by R. Southey Source: Life and works of Cowper, by R. Southey
“A defensive war is apt to betray us into too frequent detachment. Those generals who have had but little experience attempt to protect every point, while those who are better acquainted with their profession, having only the capital object in view, guard against a decisive blow, and acquiesce in small misfortunes to avoid greater.” LittlesWarViewsGreaterMilitaryObjectsProtectBlowProfessionMisfortunesBetrayDetachmentTotal War Author:Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor