Quote by Irving Babbitt
To harmonize the One with the Many, this is indeed a difficult adj

To harmonize the One with the Many, this is indeed a difficult adjustment, perhaps the most difficult of all, and so important, withal, that nations have perished from their failure to achieve it. – Irving Babbitt

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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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Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself. – Irving Babbitt

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Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment. – Irving Babbitt

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At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings. – Hector Berlioz

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About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure. – Tommy Lasorda

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In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option. – Zbigniew Brzezinski

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Not failure, but low aim, is crime. – James Russell Lowell

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