A collection of thoughts and quotes by Agnes Repplier on books, time, tendencies, pleasure, happiness, console, rule, humor, insight, absurdity, love, education, and mind.
Agnes Repplier was an eminent American essayist. She pursued her education at the Convent of Sacred Heart. She was supposedly debarred from school for her ‘independent conducts’ and till the age of ten she was illiterate. However, despite her school happenings, she rose to become one of the country’s chief representatives of the meandering essay. She displayed apt quotations in her writings. Her thoughts, writings, opinions, and works included comments on contemporary life as well as literary criticisms. Her first essay titled, ‘Children, Past, and Present,’ contained all these aforementioned characteristics. We have amassed some noteworthy quotes and sayings by Agnes Repplier, which have been collected from her writings, essays, thoughts, books, works, biographical studies, short-stories, articles, and life. Glance at the famous quotable quotes and sayings by Agnes Repplier.
There is always a secret irritation about a laugh into which we cannot join.
Agnes Repplier
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.
Agnes Repplier
It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more.
Agnes Repplier
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.
Agnes Repplier
The thinkers of the world should by rights be guardians of the world's mirth.
Agnes Repplier
It's not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it's not possible to find it elsewhere.
Agnes Repplier
Conversation between Adam and Eve must have been difficult at times because they had nobody to talk about.
Agnes Repplier
It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning.
Agnes Repplier
The clear-sighted do not rule the world, but they sustain and console it.
Agnes Repplier
Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.
Agnes Repplier
We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh.
