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To be ‘intellectual’ or ‘artistic’ or, in their own word, to be ‘highbrow,’ is to be priggish and of dubious virtue.

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Upon this theology he rarely pondered. The kernel of his practical religion was that it was respectable, and beneficial to one’s business, to be seen going to services; that the church kept the Worst Elements from being still worse.
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Church Element Ponder Rarely Respectable Service Theology Theory Upon Worst
His name was George F. Babbitt, and . . . he was nimble in the calling of selling houses for more than people could afford to pay.
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Afford Call Country House More Name Nimble Pay People Person Sell
It is, I think, an error to believe that there is any need of religion to make life seem worth living.
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Any Belive Error Living Need Religion Seem Think Worth
I, being a revolutionist, know exactly what I want — and what I want now is a drink.
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Drink Exactly Now Revolution Want
Curiously, neither God nor the devil may wear modern dress, but must retain Grecian vestments.
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Curiosity Devil Dress God Grecian Modern Neither Retain Vestment Wear
Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.
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Occupation Season Winter
He who has seen one cathedral ten times has seen something; he who has seen ten cathedrals once has seen but little; and he who has spent half an hour in each of a hundred cathedrals has seen nothing at all.
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Cathedral Little One Seem Something Spent Time
The Maker of the universe with stars a hundred thousand light-years apart was interested, furious, and very personal about it if a small boy played baseball on Sunday afternoon.
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Apart Furious Hundred Interest Light Maker Personal Star Thousand Universe Year
Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on.
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Down Every Man King Long Look So Someone
Except for half a dozen in each town the citizens are proud of that achievement of ignorance which is so easy to come by.
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Achievement Citizen Come Dozen Each Easy Except Half Ignorance Proud Town
if men and women would be human beings instead of just business men, or plumbers, or army officers, or commuters, or educators, or authors, or clubwomen, or traveling salesmen, or Socialists, or Republicans, or Salvation Army leaders, or wearers of cloths.
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Army Being Business Commuter Human Leader Men Officer Plumber Rotary Salesmen Salvation Travel Wearers
The cocktail filled him with a whirling exhilaration behind which he was aware of devastating desires-to rush places in fast motors, to kiss girls, to sing, to be witty. … He perceived that he had gifts of profligacy which had been neglected. -chapter 8
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Aware Behind Cocktail Desire Devastatimng Exhilaration Fill Whirling
The world and all its wisdom is but a booby, blundering school-boy that needs management and could be managed.
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All Blunder Boy But Could Manage Management Need Nobody School Wisdom World
It isn’t what you earn but how spend it that fixes your class.
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Class Earn Fix Spend
The game (baseball)was a custom of his clan, and it gave outlet for the homicidal and sides-taking instincts which Babbitt called “patriotism” and “love of sport.”
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Basketball Bbbit Call Clan Custom Game Gave Homicidal Instinct Outlet Patriotism Side
She did her work with the thoroughness of a mind which reveres details and never quite understands them.
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