Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplierwas an American essayist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth1 April 1855
CountryUnited States of America
irritation laughing secret
There is always a secret irritation about a laugh in which we cannot join
sleep cat sky
Sleep sweetly in the fields of asphodel, and waken, as of old, to stretch thy languid length, and purr thy soft contentment to the skies.
hate cat race
The human race may be divided into people who love cats and people who hate them; the neutrals being few in numbers, and, for intellectual and moral reasons, not worth considering.
revenge forever reputation
Every misused word revenges itself forever upon a writer's reputation.
men political life-is
The man who never tells an unpalatable truth 'at the wrong time' (the right time has yet to be discovered) is the man whose success in life is fairly well assured.
travel law tolerance
We cannot learn to love other tourists,-the laws of nature forbid it,-but, meditating soberly on the impossibility of their loving us, we may reach some common platform of tolerance, some common exchange of recognition and amenity.
way steps attention
Life is so full of miseries, minor and major; they press so close upon us at every step of the way, that it is hardly worthwhile to call one another's attention to their presence.
women soul secret
Woman is quick to revere genius, but in her secret soul she seldom loves it.
race intelligence depravity
It is not depravity that afflicts the human race so much as a general lack of intelligence.
change innovation delight
Those persons are happiest in this restless and mutable world who are in love with change, who delight in what is new simply because it differs from what is old; who rejoice in every innovation, and find a strange alert pleasure in all that is, and that has never been before.
hurt tools dangerous
Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.
spring civilization luxury
It has been well said that tea is suggestive of a thousand wants, from which spring the decencies and luxuries of civilization.
views doe indifference
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced.
quality infinite wit
Wit is as infinite as love, and a deal more lasting in its qualities.