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• The party which is out sees nothing but graft and incapacity in the party which is in; and the party which is in sees nothing but greed and animosity in the party which is out.

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  Party, Political, Greed

  Agnes Repplier (1924). “Under dispute”

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• 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.

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  Lying, Drinking, Men

  Agnes Repplier (1891). “Points of View”, Boston Houghton, Mifflin 1893.

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• Woman is quick to revere genius, but in her secret soul she seldom loves it.

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  Women, Soul, Secret

  Agnes Repplier (1891). “Points of View”, Boston Houghton, Mifflin 1893.

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• 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.

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  Humor, Obscure, Social

  Agnes Repplier (1894). “In the Dozy Hours, and Other Papers”

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• 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.

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  Sunshine, Self, Ugly

  Agnes Repplier (1888). “Books and Men”

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• The comfortable thing about the study of history is that it inclines us to think hopefully of our own times.

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  Thinking, History, Study

  Agnes Repplier (1924). “Under dispute”

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• 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.

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  Office, Novelists, Fiction

  Agnes Repplier (1891). “Points of View”, Boston Houghton, Mifflin 1893.

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• it is not every tourist who bubbles over with mirth, and that unquenchable spirit of humor which turns a trial into a blessing.

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  Travel, Blessing, Trials

  Agnes Repplier (1898). “Varia”

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• There is no liberal education for the under-languaged.

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  Education, Language, Liberal Education

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• 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.

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  Thinking, Giving, Likes

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• the most charming thing about youth is the tenacity of its impressions.

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  Youth, Tenacity, Charming

  Agnes Repplier (1893). “Essays in Idleness”

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• It has been well said that tea is suggestive of a thousand wants, from which spring the decencies and luxuries of civilization.

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  Spring, Civilization, Luxury

  Agnes Repplier (1932). “To Think of Tea!”

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• It is claimed that the United States gets the cleanest and purest tea in the market, and certainly it is too good to warrant the nervous apprehension which strains and dilutes it into nothingness. The English do not strain their tea in the fervid fashion we do. They like to see a few leaves dawdling about the cup. They like to know what they are drinking.

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  Fashion, Drinking, Tea

  Agnes Repplier (1932). “To Think of Tea!”

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• When the milk of human kindness turns sour, it is a singularly unpalatable draught.

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  Kindness, Milk, Draught

  Agnes Repplier (1932). “To Think of Tea!”

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• We may fail of our happiness, strive we ever so bravely; but we are less likely to fail if we measure with judgement our chances and our capabilities.

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  Failure, Judgement, May

  Agnes Repplier (2009). “American Austen: The Forgotten Writing of Agnes Repplier”, Intercollegiate Studies Institute

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• We have but the memories of past good cheer, we have but the echoes of departed laughter. In vain we look and listen for the mirth that has died away. In vain we seek to question the gray ghosts of old-time revelers.

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  Cheer, Laughter, Memories

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• While art may instruct as well as please, it can nevertheless be true art without instructing, but not without pleasing.

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  Art, May, Pleasure

  Agnes Repplier (1891). “Points of View”, Boston Houghton, Mifflin 1893.

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• This is the sphinx of the hearthstone, the little god of domesticity, whose presence turns a house into a home.

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  Home, Heart, House

  Agnes Repplier (1893). “Essays in Idleness”

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• Lovers of the town have been content, for the most part, to say they loved it. They do not brag about its uplifting qualities. They have none of the infernal smugness which makes the lover of the country insupportable.

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  Uplifting, Country, Cities

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• I do strive to think well of my fellow man, but no amount of striving can give me confidence in the wisdom of a congressional vote.

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  Men, Thinking, Giving

  Agnes Repplier (2009). “American Austen: The Forgotten Writing of Agnes Repplier”, Intercollegiate Studies Institute

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• the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader.

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  Essentials, Critics, Reader

  Agnes Repplier (1888). “Books and Men”

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• Need drives men to envy as fullness drives them to selfishness.

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  Men, Envy, Selfishness

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• There is a natural limit to the success we wish our friends, even when we have spurred them on their way.

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  Envy, Wish, Way

  Agnes Repplier (1908). “A Happy Half-century: And Other Essays”

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• fair play is less characteristic of groups than of individuals.

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  Play, Groups, Fairness

  Agnes Repplier (1924). “Under dispute”

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• There are many ways of asking a favor; but to assume that you are granting the favor that you ask shows spirit and invention.

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  Asking, Favors, Way

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