Blessing Quote by R. H. Tawney
![“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…” quote by R. H. Tawney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ba/r-h-tawney-25650_blessing_convinced-that-character-is-all-and-circ_2586305.jpg)
“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.”
![“Too often, contemning the external order as unspiritual, [the Puritan] has made it, and ultimately himself, less spiritual by reason of his contempt.” quote by R. H. Tawney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/09a/r-h-tawney-25650_contempt_too-often-contemning-the-external-order_429571.jpg)
