Quote by 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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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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Happiness
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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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Faith
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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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Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates. – Jean de la Bruyere

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Happiness is never stopping to think if you are. – Palmer Sondreal

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The search for happiness is unlike any other search, for we search last in the likeliest places. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels. – Bertolt Brecht

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War is at its best barbarism. – William Tecumseh Sherman

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The trouble with the laws these days is that criminals know their rights better than their wrongs. – Author Unknown

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