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The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowled

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

Other quotes by Irving Babbitt

The American reading his Sunday paper in a state of lazy collapse is perhaps the most perfect symbol of the triumph of quantity over quality…. Whole forests are being ground into pulp daily to minister to our triviality. – Irving Babbitt

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Environment
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The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology. – Irving Babbitt

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Science
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When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any man, that man is a Christian and when the fruits of Christianity are produced, that man is a disciple of our blessed Lord, let his profession of religion be what it may. – Joseph Lancaster

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Knowledge

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. – Plato

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Knowledge

For knowledge itself is power. – Francis Bacon

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Knowledge

There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there. – Albert Einstein

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Knowledge

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The party in power, like Jonahs gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall. – Davy Crockett

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If you get all the facts, your judgment can be right; if you dont get all the facts, it cant be right. – Bernard Baruch

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Sometimes I lose a whole morning waiting on journalists and other people who look for me. But I always find some time for reading, talking to my friends and feeling what is happening in this world. – Oscar Niemeyer

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When it comes to true humility in the face of history, nothing beats complete silence. – Lev Grossman

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