In reading The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man by Brett and Kate McKay, I came across the following quote in a chapter on being a hero,
"The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly." -- Theodore Roosevelt
This reminds me of a quote that has stuck with me from the movie, Luther (2003), "If you decide to fight, you also have to decide to win."
A soft hit is a lack of assiduity enfleshed.
If you know why you are doing something, then do it with all your might. If you don't know why you're doing it, don't do it at all. Soft hitting has enough conviction to do something, but not enough to do anything of consequence. If you believe something seriously, act in accordance with assiduity. If something is not to be taken seriously, don't get sucked into acting half-heartedly. Either hit as hard as you can or don't hit.
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