"Anyone who thus looks up has some chance……" — Irving Babbitt

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"Anyone who thus looks up has some chance of becoming worthy to be looked up to in turn."

— Irving Babbitt

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38 Quotes by Irving Babbitt

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For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.
A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the…
The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.
A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to…
Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path…
The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.
The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the…
The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded…
A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but…
If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy…
If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.

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You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think. — J. J. Abrams
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about… — Neil Armstrong
Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that… — Neil Armstrong
I always think that if you look at anyone in detail, you will have empathy for them because you recognize… — Andrea Arnold
We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure… — Julian Assange
I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone. — Francis of Assisi
Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish. — Marcus Aurelius
Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one… — Diane Ackerman
Anyone who truly loves God travels securely. — Teresa of Avila
Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else… — Richard Bach
Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn. — Burt Bacharach

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