"A world of vested interests is not a……" — Agnes Repplier
"A world of vested interests is not a world which welcomes the disruptive force of candor."
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72 Quotes by Agnes Repplier
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In the stress of modern life, how little room is left for that most comfortable vanity that whispers in our…
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Who that has plodded on to middle age would take back upon his shoulders ten of the vanished years, with…
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We may fail of our happiness, strive we ever so bravely; but we are less likely to fail if we…
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The gayety of life, like the beauty and the moral worth of life, is a saving grace, which to ignore…
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A man who listens because he has nothing to say can hardly be a source of inspiration. The only listening…
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There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral laws, and there is an optimism which…
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Wit is as infinite as love, and a deal more lasting in its qualities.
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Sensuality, too, which used to show itself course, smiling, unmasked, and unmistakable, is now serious, analytic, and so burdened with…
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It has been wisely said that we cannot really love anybody at whom we never laugh.
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A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever and generally stopping before it gets there.
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Sleep sweetly in the fields of asphodel, and waken, as of old, to stretch thy languid length, and purr thy…
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The vanity of man revolts from the serene indifference of the cat.
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I have a reputation for speaking my mind. I like to think my candor and bluntness will give you the…
— John O. Brennan
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Ultimately there can be no freedom for self unless it is vouchsafed for others; there can be no security where…
— Felix Frankfurter
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It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite…
— Russell Lynes
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In matters of honesty, there are no shortcuts; no little white lies, or big black lies, only the simple, honest…
— Gordon B. Hinckley
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Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre…
— Christian Nestell Bovee
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Michelle Alexander's brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss…
— Lani Guinier
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The real wonder is that so many difficulties should have been surmounted [in the federal convention], and surmounted with a…
— James Madison
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Kyria Abrahams, former teen bride of a doomsday cult and seeker of salvation in slam poetry, tells the terribly funny…
— Unknown Author
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Sometimes I think candor is the only kindness.
— Karen Allen
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Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer.
— Jack Welch
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My bosses cautioned me about my candor. Now my GE career is over, and I'm telling you that it was…
— Jack Welch
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It takes great labor to uncover the convincing simple speech of the heart. Poetic candor comes with hard labor, so…
— Kenneth Rexroth
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