"It is not what we learn in conversation……" — Agnes Repplier
"It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with tingling currents of thought."
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Agnes Repplier
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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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The last four or five hundred years of European contact with Africa produced a body of literature that presented Africa…
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Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.
— Beck
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Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is…
— Martha Beck
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On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA,…
— Kate Adie
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Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy,…
— Andrea Bocelli
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We desire an expansion of relations with regional states and the establishment of extensive public contacts.
— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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People should have freedom in their pilgrimages and tours. They should come and visit historical monuments and sites - let's…
— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been…
— David Brin
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When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer…
— Jerry Brown
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You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new…
— Pearl S. Buck
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I feel like when you have an unauthorized police badge and something that looks like it could be a concealed…
— Sandra Bullock
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Physical contact is a human necessity.
— David Byrne
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