Logo
Quote by Irving Babbitt
Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his o

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

Other quotes by Irving Babbitt

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

Category:
Romantic
Author
Irving Babbitt
Read Quote

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

Category:
Faith
Author
Irving Babbitt
Read Quote

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

Category:
Faith
Author
Irving Babbitt
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Happiness
category

You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that its okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy. – Shahrukh Khan

Category:
Happiness

I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves – that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness. – Giorgio Armani

Category:
Happiness

I had to try and find a way to express happiness without sounding corny. – Daniel Johns

Category:
Happiness

Although the skills arent hard to learn, finding the happiness and finding the satisfaction and finding fulfillment in continuously serving somebody else something good to eat, is what makes a really good restaurant. – Mario Batali

Category:
Happiness

Random Quotes

Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here. – Marianne Williamson

Category:
Fear

I opened my own restaurant when I was 17. I went broke, then traveled around the country, learning about different kinds of foods, had three other restaurants that went broke. It didnt all start just a few years ago! – Paul Prudhomme

Category:
Learning

Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We wont get a lot done in the mornings, but well work late and be honest. – Kinky Friedman

Category:
work

To rule is easy, to govern difficult. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Category:
Government