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Agnes Repplier

Every true American likes to think in terms of thousands and millions. The word ‘million’ is probably the most pleasure-giving vocable in the language.
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Country Giving Language Like Million Probably Term Thinking Thousand Vocable
Wit is a thing capable of proof.
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Capable Proof Thing
Economics and ethics have little in common.
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Common Economic Ethic Little
There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral laws, and there is an optimism which cheerfully tolerates unworthiness.
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Anticipate Eventual Great Law Moral Optimism Triumph
History is not written in the interests of morality.
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History Interest Morality
The pitfall of the feminist is the belief that the interests of men and women can ever be severed; that what brings sufferings to the one can leave the other unscathed.
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Belief Feminist Man Severed Suffering
the pleasure of possession, whether we possess trinkets, or offspring – or possibly books, or prints, or chessmen, or postage stamps – lies in showing these things to friends who are experiencing no immediate urge to look at them.
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Book Look Lying Offspring Possibly Print Trinket
the tea-hour is the hour of peace … strife is lost in the hissing of the kettle – a tranquilizing sound, second only to the purring of a cat.
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Cat Housing Lost Peace Second Sound Strife Tea Transuilzing
Wit is artificial; humor is natural. Wit is accidental; humor is inevitable. Wit is born of conscious effort; humor, of the allotted ironies of fate. Wit can be expressed only in language; humor can be developed sufficiently in situation.
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Accidental Artificial Born Conscious Effort Fate Humor Natural
Science may carry us to Mars, but it will leave the earth peopled as ever by the inept.
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Carry Earth Inept Mar May Peopled Science
There are many ways of asking a favor; but to assume that you are granting the favor that you ask shows spirit and invention.
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Apart Ask Asking Favor Granting Invention Many Way
It is not begging but the beggar, who has forfeited favor with the elect.
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Beggar Begging Charity Elect Favor Forfeited
Whatever has “wit enough to keep it sweet” defies corruption and outlasts all time; but the wit must be of that outward and visible order which needs no introduction or demonstration at our hands.
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Corruption Defies Enough Hand Keep Order Outlast Sweet
Lovers of the town have been content, for the most part, to say they loved it. They do not brag about its uplifting qualities. They have none of the infernal smugness which makes the lover of the country insupportable.
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Brag Cities Content Country Lover Most Part Uplifting
Woman is quick to revere genius, but in her secret soul she seldom loves it.
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Genius Love Quick Reverse Secret Seldom Soul Women
To have given pleasure to one human being is a recollection that sweetens life.
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Being Given Human Life Pleasure Recollection Sweeten

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