Agnes Repplier Quotes
Conversation in its happiest development is a link, equally exquisite and adequate, between mind and mind, a system by which men approach one another with sympathy and enjoyment, a field for the finest amenities of civilization, for the keenest and most intelligent display of social activity. It is also our solace, our inspiration, and our most rational pleasure. It is a duty we owe to one another; it is our common debt to humanity.
Topics
Humanity
Inspiration
Communication
Empathy
Mutual Understanding
Social Interaction
Intelligent
Civilized Behavior
Collective Responsibility
Cultural Refinement
Emotional Connection
Human Connection
Intellectual Exchange
Mental Stimulation
Pleasant Conversation
Shared Enjoyment
Social Duty
Sympathetic Understanding
Citations
Repplier, Agnes. "The Luxury of Conversation." Compromises, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1904, p. 25.
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Agnes Repplier was an American essayist.