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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.

Agnes Repplier

Innovations to which we are not committed are illuminating things.
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Committed Illuminating Innovation Thing
Where there is no temptation, there is no virtue.
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No Temptation Virtue
We owe to one another all the wit and good humour we can command; and nothing so clears our mental vistas as sympathetic and intelligent conversation.
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Another Clear Conversation Humour Intelligent Metal Owe Vista
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
Those persons are happiest in this restless and mutable world who are in love with change, who delight in what is new simply because it differs from what is old; who rejoice in every innovation, and find a strange alert pleasure in all that is, and that has never been before.
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Change Delight Happiest Innovation Love Mituable Person Restless
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?
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Boredom Impulse Music Otherwise People Stange
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.
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Animal Cat Eye Irresistible Kitten Mirth Open Wide World Wounder
History is not written in the interests of morality.
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History Interest Morality
It is unwise to feel too much if we think too little.
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Feel Feeling Little Think Thinking Unwise
Necessity knows no Sunday.
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Know Necessity Sunday
The tourist may complain of other tourists, but he would be lost without them.
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Busy Complain Inspirational Lost Memorable Now Tourist
There is no illusion so permanent as that which enables us to look backward with complacency; there is no mental process so deceptive as the comparing of recollections with realities.
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It is not begging but the beggar, who has forfeited favor with the elect.
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Beggar Begging Charity Elect Favor Forfeited
History is, and has always been trameled by facts. It may ignore some and deny others; but it cannot accommodate itself unreservedly to theories; it cannot be stripped of things evidenced in favor of things surmised.
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Accommodate Fact History May Surprised Tramleled
It is impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning.
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Education Force Impossible Inspirational Inspiring Mind Unreasoning Upon
It takes time and trouble to persuade ourselves that the things we want to do are the things we ought to do.
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Choices Want Ought Ourselves Persuade Thing Trouble Wanted

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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