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“I wonder what especial sanctity attaches itself to fifteen minutes. It is always the maximum and the minimum of time which will enable us to acquire languages, etiquette, personality, oratory ... One gathers that twelve minutes a day would be hopelessly inadequate, and twenty minutes a wasteful and ridiculous excess.”

Quote by Agnes Repplier

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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. more

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