Quote by Irving Babbitt
Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking

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

Other quotes by Irving Babbitt

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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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

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Romantic
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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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As a Christian, there is no other part of the New Right ideology that concerns me more than its self-serving misuse of religious faith. – Mark Hatfield

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Visible Faith is an expression of my Christian faith which must be visible to be real! I gave the name to the collection of musicians who worked with me on the record. – Ken Hensley

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Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. – Denis Diderot

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Comedy is an escape, not from truth but from despair a narrow escape into faith. – Christopher Fry

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Faith

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A word to the wise ain’t necessary — it’s the stupid ones who need the advice. – Bill Cosby

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I try not to tune in to politics until its two or three months before the election. Till then, its like watching preseason football. – Trey Parker

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