It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning. – Agnes Repplier
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding. – Agnes Repplier
People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization. – Agnes Repplier
A kitten is the most irresistible comedian in the world. Its wide-open eyes gleam with wonder and mirth. It darts madly at nothing at all, and then, as though suddenly checked in the pursuit, prances sideways on its hind legs with ridiculous agility and zeal. – Agnes Repplier