Quotes by Irving Babbitt, page 3

42 quotes by Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt - american Critic

Was born on 02 aug 1865.
Died on 15 jul 1933, at 67 years old.

Origin country: United States

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.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about aspiration

Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about style, being

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