Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements. Agnes Repplier More Quotes by Agnes Repplier More Quotes From Agnes Repplier Books that children read but once are of scant service to them; those that have really helped to warm our imaginations and to train our faculties are the few old friends we know so well that they have become a portion of our thinking selves. Agnes Repplier bookchildrenthinking Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. Agnes Repplier taughttoo-muchteacher Love is a malady, the common symptoms of which are the same in all patients. Agnes Repplier patientcommonlove-is There is a vast deal of make-believe in the carefully nurtured sentiment for country life, and the barefoot boy, and the mountain girl. Agnes Repplier girlbelievecountry Traveling is, and has always been, more popular than the traveler. Agnes Repplier travelertravel if a man be discreet enough to take to hard drinking in his youth, before his general emptiness is ascertained, his friends invariably credit him with a host of shining qualities which, we are given to understand, lie balked and frustrated by his one unfortunate weakness. Agnes Repplier drinkingmenlying A world of vested interests is not a world which welcomes the disruptive force of candor. Agnes Repplier ubuntupeaceworld Woman is quick to revere genius, but in her secret soul she seldom loves it. Agnes Repplier womensoulsecret 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. Agnes Repplier obscurehumorsocial But self-satisfaction, if as buoyant as gas, has an ugly trick of collapsing when full blown, and facts are stony things that refuse to melt away in the sunshine of a smile. Agnes Repplier uglysunshineself The comfortable thing about the study of history is that it inclines us to think hopefully of our own times. Agnes Repplier studyhistorythinking It is not the office of a novelist to show us how to behave ourselves; it is not the business of fiction to teach us anything. Agnes Repplier novelistsofficefiction it is not every tourist who bubbles over with mirth, and that unquenchable spirit of humor which turns a trial into a blessing. Agnes Repplier trialsblessingtravel 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 boredommusicpeople There is no liberal education for the under-languaged. Agnes Repplier liberal-educationlanguageeducation Every true American likes to think in terms of thousands and millions. The word 'million' is probably the most pleasure-giving vocable in the language. Agnes Repplier likesgivingthinking the most charming thing about youth is the tenacity of its impressions. Agnes Repplier tenacitycharmingyouth It has been well said that tea is suggestive of a thousand wants, from which spring the decencies and luxuries of civilization. Agnes Repplier luxuryspringcivilization 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 agementhinking Like simplicity and candor, and other much-commented qualities, enthusiasm is charming until we meet it face to face, and cannot escape from its charm. Agnes Repplier simplicityqualityenthusiasm
