Agnes Repplier Quotes


Wit is artificial; humor is natural. Wit is accidental; humor is inevitable. Wit is born of conscious effort; humor, of the allotted ironies of fate. Wit can be expressed only in language; humor can be developed sufficiently in situation.


Citations

Repplier, Agnes. Points of View. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1891, p. 12.

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Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier
  • Born: April 1, 1855
  • Died: December 15, 1950
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Agnes Repplier was an American essayist.