"Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself." ― Irving Babbitt Topic(s): Faith More From Irving Babbitt "For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual." "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." "The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy." More In Faith "Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other, drawing sustenance from it and destroying it."― Reinhold Niebuhr "To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance."― Eric Hoffer "Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry."― Oliver Cromwell