"People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything."

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Source : Agnes Repplier (1916). “Counter-currents”

Agnes Repplier

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“Above all, do not lie to yourself.”
“My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture. I do all the upholstery work myself, and it's like therapy.”
“Don't worry if they're Democrats or Republicans. Give them service and they'll become Democrats.”
“Positive emotions are not trivial luxuries, but instead might be critical necessities for optimal functioning.”
“That's the penalty we have to pay for our acts of foolishness - someone else always suffers for them.”

Source : Alfred Sutro (1906). “The Price of Money: A Play in Four Acts”
“Is encouragement what the poet needs? Open question. Maybe he needs discouragement. In fact, quite a few of them need more discouragement, the most discouragement possible.”
“As an actor, I know immediately if I'm saying a word that doesn't feel right coming out of my mouth, and I know how to change it. But as a director watching something, or even as a writer reading a script, sometimes it's not always clear what needs to be fixed.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Nothing is more expensive than mediocrity.”

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