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The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole questi

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

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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

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Happiness
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Irving Babbitt
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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

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Knowledge
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Irving Babbitt
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If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it. – Dalai Lama

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Faith

The ablest men in all walks of modern life are men of faith. Most of them have much more faith than they themselves realize. – Bruce Barton

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Faith

And in that I cannot send unto you all my businesses in writing, I despatch these present bearers fully informed in all things, to whom it may please you to give faith and credence in what they shall say unto you by word of mouth. – Owen Glendower

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My faith helps me understand that circumstances dont dictate my happiness, my inner peace. – Denzel Washington

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Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue. – Confucius

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First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Japanese architecture. – Gustav Stickley

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The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. Im talking about an organic computer – about biological substances that can function like a semiconductor. – Alvin Toffler

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