Fortitude and Temperance

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"Original German titles: Vom Sinn der Tapferkeit and Zucht und Mass." Includes bibliographical references. Table of Contents: FORTITUDE -- Introduction -- Readiness to fall in battle -- Fortitude must not trust itself -- Endurance and attack -- Vital, moral, mystic fortitude -- TEMPERANCE -- Selfless self-preservation -- Chastity and unchastity -- Virginity -- On fasting -- The sense of touch -- Humility -- The power of wrath -- Disciplining the eyes -- The fruits of temperance "Original German titles: Vom Sinn der Tapferkeit and Zucht und Mass." FORTITUDE -- Introduction -- Readiness to fall in battle -- Fortitude must not trust itself -- Endurance and attack -- Vital, moral, mystic fortitude -- TEMPERANCE -- Selfless self-preservation -- Chastity and unchastity -- Virginity -- On fasting -- The sense of touch -- Humility -- The power of wrath -- Disciplining the eyes -- The fruits of temperance