"If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively……" — Irving Babbitt
"If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying."
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38 Quotes by Irving Babbitt
Irving Babbitt has 38 quotes on this site.
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For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.
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A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the…
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The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.
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A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to…
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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path…
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The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.
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The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
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An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the…
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The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded…
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A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but…
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If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy…
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Robespierre, however, was not the type of leader finally destined to emerge from the Revolution.
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More Achievement Quotes
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
— Christian Bale
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Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how…
— Albert Bandura
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
— Ethel Barrymore
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
— Irving Berlin
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To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.
— Leonard Bernstein
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