10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAINTHEARTEDNESS»
Discover the use of
faintheartedness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
faintheartedness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mikhail Bulgakov: The Early Years
This "faintheartedness" (malodushie, a word the hero repeatedly applies to
himself, together with the related adverb, malodushno) stems primarily from a
sense of inadequacy to his mission: the struggle against death and disease.38
Having ...
Those were times when faintheartedness had some excuse. To resist unto blood
for one's religion was then a common trial of faith. In these modern days there is
no such excuse. And yet faintheartedness is on the increase among us. Of many
...
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Resilience and the Virtue of Fortitude: Aquinas in Dialogue ...
Aquinas calls the latter littleness of soul or faintheartedness, by which we deem
ourselves unworthy of things within our grasp.182 In this vice of unused strength,
we are discouraged by pride, fear, or a lack of self-confidence. Through pride, we
...
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The Bhagavad Gita: Twenty-fifth–Anniversary Edition
Abandoning base faintheartedness, Stand up, Arjuna! kldibyam (n. ace. sg.),
cowardice. ma (prohibitive), not, never. sma, indeed, in truth. gamas (2nd sg.
aorist subjunctive ham), thou shouldst undergo, thou shouldst partake of, thou
shouldst ...
Christopher Key Chapple, 2010
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Expositions of the Psalms 51-72
Tranquilinhimself,butontenterhooksaboutothers,andstilldistressed as aresult,
hesays, I was waiting for him whowould saveme from faintheartedness in the
storm. You are in the sea, and a storm is raging; there is no hope for
youexcepttoshout ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), Maria Boulding, John E. Rotelle, 2001
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On Repentance and Almsgiving (The Fathers of the Church, ...
excess of faintheartedness which is rekindled every day. At that time, even if
many people console him, he cannot be comforted. However, when he enters the
Church and hears that many saints fell but arose and returned to their original ...
Saint John Chrysostom, 2010
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The Summa Theologica: Complete Edition:
malice, spite, faintheartedness, despair, sluggishness in regardtothe
commandments, wandering of the mind after unlawfulthings." Now thesedonot
seemin realityto arise from sloth. For "spite" is,seemingly the sameashatred,which
arises from ...
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Catholic Way Publishing, 2014
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Tracking Discourses: Politics, Identity and Social Change
Rather than suffering a bout of faintheartedness, of falling foul of either
apoliticism or ethicism, Ernesto Laclau's task is nothing short ofa scrupulous
investigation of the conditions that make any emancipatory political discourse
possible, ...
Annika Egan Sjölander, Jenny Gunnarsson Payne, 2011
But I did not want to, for I like to avoid concessions to faintheartedness. One can
never tell where that road may lead one; one gives way first in words, and then
little by little in substance too. I cannot see any merit in being ashamed of sex; the
...
Bruce B. Lawrence, Aisha Karim, 2007
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Mohandas K. Gandhi - Thoughts, Words, Deeds: His Source of ...
Yield not to unmanliness it does not become thee. Shake off this 3. miserable
faintheartedness and arise. Arjuna Said: 4. 10. How shall I, with arrows, engage
Bhishma and Drona in battle they who are worthy of reverence? It were better far
to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAINTHEARTEDNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
faintheartedness is used in the context of the following news items.
Rainy Day Reads: The slow burn
The introduction calls the subject of the book faintheartedness or moral cowardice but I find it an all-too-honest description of human reaction to ... «Capital city weekly, Jun 15»
The Coward's Guide to History
When battle came between Union and Confederate forces, the belief in the other side's faintheartedness often faded, but as the historian James ... «Foreign Affairs, Jun 15»
Jeff Teague, Dennis Schröder, Dr. Jekyll, And Mr. Hyde
Schröder, from Braunschweig, Germany, will never be accused of such faintheartedness. At 6'1 with a 6'8 wingspan, Schröder has the ... «VICE, May 15»
Sydney's Aviation Future a matter of public policy: PTW Architects …
No such faintheartedness from the Middle East and Asia where state of the art international hub airports continue to thrive. To be fair, Sydney's ... «Architecture and Design, Apr 15»
Supreme Court Justices Have Questions About Same Sex Marriage …
(He subsequently repudiated this “faintheartedness,” which raises its own problems—a stouthearted originalist would have to accept many a ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 15»
Ted Cruz Is Not Afraid to Lose
They were guilty, she said, of “faintheartedness”—the sort of insult that only a lady could deploy. According to an A.P. report from the speech, ... «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
'Epic Fail': Feminism and Ecological Crises
Never be frightened at your own faintheartedness in attaining love. Don't be frightened overmuch even at your evil actions. I am sorry I can say ... «CounterPunch, Mar 15»
As elections near, the big parties turn on their smaller allies
Those who display faintheartedness are suspected of dual loyalty – not to both Israel and the United States, but to Sheldon and Noni. «Haaretz, Feb 15»
Justin Trudeau's contradictory approach to human rights: Walkom
It would be easy to blame this all on chronic Liberal faintheartedness. However, in other areas Trudeau has been rather bold. He called for the ... «Toronto Star, Feb 15»
Eight Israeli Arab Men Are Charged With Aiding Islamic State
The two discussed his faintheartedness and came up with the idea of slaughtering sheep as part of their training, in case he was called upon to ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
