Quotes by Irving Babbitt about Happiness

2 quotes by Irving Babbitt about happiness

Irving Babbitt American Critic

Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no...

Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about happiness

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.

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