black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Agnes Repplier

The 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.
AGNES REPPLIER

Advance Cat Dog Guided Heart Instinct Man Woman
There is always a secret irritation about a laugh in which we cannot join
AGNES REPPLIER

Irritation Join Laugh Laughing Secret
If everybody floated with the tide of talk, placidity would soon end in stagnation. It is the strong backward stroke which stirs the ripples, and gives animation and variety.
AGNES REPPLIER

Backward Giving Pacidity Soon Stagnation Stron Strong Tide
Wit is a pleasure-giving thing, largely because it eludes reason; but in the apprehension of an absurdity through the working of the comic spirit there is a foundation of reason, and an impetus to human companionship.
AGNES REPPLIER

Absurdity Apprehension Elude Foundation Giving Largely Pleasure Reason
Neatness of phrase is so closely akin to wit that it is often accepted as its substitute.
AGNES REPPLIER

Accepted Closely Often Phrases Speech Substitute
Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.
AGNES REPPLIER

Happiness Laughter Lawless Nature Part Spring
A kitten is the most irresistible comedian in the world. Its wide-open eyes gleam with wonder and mirth. It darts madly at nothing at all, and then, as though suddenly checked in the pursuit, prances sideways on its hind legs with ridiculous agility and zeal.
AGNES REPPLIER

Animal Cat Eye Irresistible Kitten Mirth Open Wide World Wounder
The universality of a custom is pledge of its worth.
AGNES REPPLIER

Custom Pledge Universality Worth
There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.
AGNES REPPLIER

Few Naked Nudity Objectionable Truth
The age of credulity is every age the world has ever known. Men have always turned from the ascertained, which is limited and discouraging, to the dubious, which is unlimited and full of hope for everybody.
AGNES REPPLIER

Age Always Ascertained Every Men Thinking
No man pursues what he has at hand. No man recognizes the need of pursuit until that which he desires has escaped him.
AGNES REPPLIER

Desire Escaped Hand Man Pursuit Recognize
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.
AGNES REPPLIER

Bring Friendly Funny Humor Patience Tolerance Understanding
What strange impulse is it which induces otherwise truthful people to say they like music when they do not, and thus expose themselves to hours of boredom?
AGNES REPPLIER

Boredom Impulse Music Otherwise People Stange
The most charming thing about youth is the tenacity of its impressions.
AGNES REPPLIER

Charming Impression Tenacity Youth
There is nothing in the world so enjoyable as a thorough-going monomania.
AGNES REPPLIER

Enjoyable Induce Music People Thorough Truthful World
For indeed all that we think so new to-day has been acted over and over again, a shifting comedy, by the women of every century.
AGNES REPPLIER

Acted Again Comedy Indeed Shifting Thinking Women

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Agnes Repplier Quotes