“Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.”
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Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.
The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.
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.