Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.
AGNES REPPLIERThe dog is guided by kindly instinct to the man or woman whose heart is open to his advances. The cat often leaves the friend who courts her, to honor, or to harass, the unfortunate mortal who shudders at her unwelcome caresses.
More Agnes Repplier Quotes
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The vanity of man revolts from the serene indifference of the cat.
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Humor hardens the heart, at least to the point of sanity.
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Woman is quick to revere genius, but in her secret soul she seldom loves it.
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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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There is always a secret irritation about a laugh in which we cannot join
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Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.
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There is nothing in the world so incomprehensible as the joke we do not see.
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Humor, in one form or another, is characteristic of every nation; and reflecting the salient points of social and national life, it illuminates those crowded corners which history leaves obscure.
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the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader.
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Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public.
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A man who owns a dog is, in every sense of the words, its master; the term expresses accurately their mutual relations. But it is ridiculous when applied to the limited possession of a cat.
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Love is a malady, the common symptoms of which are the same in all patients.
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Necessity knows no Sunday.
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It is difficult to admonish Frenchmen. Their habit of mind is unfavorable to preachment.
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Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.
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