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Agnes Repplier was an American essayist born on April 1, 1855, and died on November 15, 1950. Her works are renowned for their profound thoughts and unique style, which have had a profound impact on American literature in the 20th century.

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Famous Agnes Repplier Quotes

“The human race may be divided into people who love cats and people who hate them; the neutrals being few in numbers, and, for intellectual and moral reasons, not worth considering.”

People Humans May Reason Hate Numbers Race Moral Intellectual Cat Human Race Divided Considering

Book:The Fireside Sphinx

Source: The Fireside Sphinx

“Cats, even when robust, have scant liking for the boisterous society of children, and are apt to exert their utmost ingenuity to escape it. Nor are they without adult sympathy in their prejudice.”

Children Adults Cat Prejudice Ingenuity Robust Boisterous

Book:The Fireside Sphinx

Source: The Fireside Sphinx

“The dog is guided by kindly instinct to the man or woman whose heart is open to his advances. The cat often leaves the friend who courts her, to honor, or to harass, the unfortunate mortal who shudders at her unwelcome caresses.”

Men Heart Dog He Man Honor Cat Court Instinct Mortals Unfortunate Caress Unwelcome

Author:Agnes Repplier

“A man who owns a dog is, in every sense of the words, its master; the term expresses accurately their mutual relations. But it is ridiculous when applied to the limited possession of a cat.”

Men Term Dog Masters Cat Relation Possession Ridiculous Mutual

Book:Essays in Idleness

Source: Essays in Idleness

“whereas the dog strives to lessen the distance between himself and man, seeks ever to be intelligent and intelligible, and translates into looks and actions the words he cannot speak, the cat dwells within the circle of her own secret thoughts.”

Men Looks Action Speak Secret Dog Cat Intelligent Distance Strive Circles Translate Strife Secret Thoughts

Author:Agnes Repplier

“the tea-hour is the hour of peace ... strife is lost in the hissing of the kettle - a tranquilizing sound, second only to the purring of a cat.”

Lost Sound Hours Cat Tea Strife Kettles Purring Hissing

Author:Agnes Repplier

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

Giving Enough Impossible Lovers Cat Regard Hunger Gentle Pet Alertness Purring Cats

Book:Essays in Idleness

Source: Essays in Idleness

“A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever and generally stopping before it gets there.”

Cat Mad Pet Remarkable Stopping Rushing Kitten Rushing In

Book:The Fireside Sphinx

Source: The Fireside Sphinx

“Sleep sweetly in the fields of asphodel, and waken, as of old, to stretch thy languid length, and purr thy soft contentment to the skies.”

Sleep Sky Fields Cat Contentment Length

Book:The Fireside Sphinx

Source: The Fireside Sphinx

“The vanity of man revolts from the serene indifference of the cat.”

Men Cat Vanity Indifference Revolt Serene

Book:Americans and Others

Source: Americans and Others

“The cat dwells within the circle of her own secret thoughts.”

Secret Cat Circles Secret Thoughts

Book:The Fireside Sphinx

Source: The Fireside Sphinx

“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.”

World Eye Humanity Animal Wonder Cat Legs Wide Ridiculous Pursuit Comedian Zeal Irresistible Kitten Mirth Gleam Sideways Agility Funny Cat Darts Open Eyes

Book:In the Dozy Hours, and Other Papers

Source: In the Dozy Hours, and Other Papers

About the Author

Born: April 1, 1855
Died: November 15, 1950
Known for: Essayist
Quotes: 200

Books & Sources

American Austen: The Forgotten Writing of Agnes RepplierRelated source material

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Essays in IdlenessRelated source material

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In Pursuit of Laughter ...Related source material

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