Quote by Agnes Repplier
People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in

People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization. – Agnes Repplier

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It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self. – Agnes Repplier

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Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding. – Agnes Repplier

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It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating little friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more. – Agnes Repplier

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Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it. – Vaclav Havel

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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. – Albert Camus

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In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with ones own opinion. – Ambrose Bierce

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