“A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.” MenNeedsFeelsLooksSelfStandardsOrdinaryUnderdogStandards Set Book:Irving Babbitt, representative writings Source: Irving Babbitt, representative writings
“If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.” IfsMenMightDemocracySawsEssenceTemptedHairstylesMelodrama Book:On Literature, Cultures, and Religion Source: On Literature, Cultures, and Religion
“Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.” MenMatterDesireTermEvery ManEnjoyment Book:On Literature, Cultures, and Religion Source: On Literature, Cultures, and Religion
“Inasmuch as society cannot go on without discipline of some kind, men were constrained, in the absence of any other form of discipline, to turn to discipline of the military type.” MenKindFormTurnsMilitaryTypeGoes OnDisciplineAbsenceKind Man Author:Irving Babbitt
