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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.

~ Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt Path Humility Walk

Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power.

~ Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt Good Power Three

The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people.

~ Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt Light Faith People

A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause of this progress, should be called not a humanist, but a humanitarian, and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism.

~ Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt Future Faith Great

The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.

~ Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt Knowledge Stress Almost

The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.

~ Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt Balance True Between

For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.

~ Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt Peaceful Imperialism

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

~ Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt Great Leaders Rid
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