1898-1981, English Writer, Journalist
Attitude A man's actions are largely predetermined and his fortunes largely predestined by no other power or creature than himself. Both arise out of his own nature. He may take a misfortune as a final defeat and sink by the wayside of despair. Or he may take it as a first challenge and rise to the summit of determination. In the end, it is his thought about it that matters. His attitude toward these happenings is not less important than the happenings themselves. The creative thought comes first; its visible results will come later. The Spiritual Crisis of Man , 1970
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