R. H. Tawney (1880–1962) English philosopher
Part IV, Ch. 3
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism (1926)
“Self-pity? I see no moral objections to it, the smell drives people away, but that's a practical objection, and occasionally an advantage.”
Source: Commonplace Book (1985), p. 50
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