There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral lows, and there is an optimism which cheerfully tolerates unworthiness.
More Quotes from Agnes Repplier:
The tourist may complain of other tourists, but he would be lost without them.Agnes Repplier
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
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced.
Agnes Repplier
Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements.
Agnes Repplier
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.
Agnes Repplier
A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever, and generally stopping before it gets there.
Agnes Repplier
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Optimism QuotesBased on Keywords: unworthiness
I don't like talking about myself. I'm not really interested in myself. One of the good things about being a supporting actor is that you get to talk about other people.
David Morse
A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.
George Brett
Real socialism is inside man. It wasn't born with Marx. It was in the communes of Italy in the Middle Ages. You can't say it is finished.
Dario Fo