Edmund Spenser Quotes
Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.
Topics
Accountability
Responsibility
Fate
Blame Game
Divine Intervention
Heaven
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Self-Deception
Succeed
Blame Shifting
Excuse Making
Failure Analysis
Human Folly
Human Weakness
Personal Agency
Self-Reflection
Self-Blame
Self-Justification
Self-Improvement
Citations
Spenser, Edmund. A View of the State of Ireland. Sir James Ware, 1633.
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Edmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and is often considered one of the greatest poets in the English language.