if a man be discreet enough to take to hard drinking in his youth, before his general emptiness is ascertained, his friends invariably credit him with a host of shining qualities which, we are given to understand, lie balked and frustrated by his one unfortunate weakness.
AGNES REPPLIERWhen the milk of human kindness turns sour, it is a singularly unpalatable draught.
More Agnes Repplier Quotes
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The diseases of the present have little in common with the diseases of the past save that we die of them.
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If we go to church we are confronted with a system of begging so complicated and so resolute that all other demands sink into insignificance by its side.
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught.
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When the milk of human kindness turns sour, it is a singularly unpalatable draught.
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To be brave in misfortune is to be worthy of manhood; to be wise in misfortune is to conquer fate.
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Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements.
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The delusions of the past seem fond and foolish. The delusions of the present seem subtle and sane.
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It has been wisely said that we cannot really love anybody at whom we never laugh.
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Believers in political faith-healing enjoy a supreme immunity from doubt.
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Next to the joy of the egotist is the joy of the detractor.
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It is impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning.
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Woman is quick to revere genius, but in her secret soul she seldom loves it.
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Wit is as infinite as love, and a deal more lasting in its qualities.
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There is a vast deal of make-believe in the carefully nurtured sentiment for country life, and the barefoot boy, and the mountain girl.
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The vanity of man revolts from the serene indifference of the cat.
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