Quote by William James

When we of the so-called better classes are scared as men were never scared in history at material ugliness and hardship; when we put off marriage until our house can be artistic, and quake at the thought of having a child without a bank-account and doomed to manual labor, it is time for thinking men to protest against so unmanly and irreligious a state of opinion.

When we of the so-called better classes are scared as men we

Summary

This quote highlights the mindset of the privileged classes who are consumed by a fear of material ugliness and hardship. It criticizes the obsession with superficiality and delay of important life events until aesthetic standards are met. It argues that this fear runs counter to true masculinity and religious values. The quote calls for conscious individuals to challenge and protest against such a cowardly and irreligious mindset.

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