There is no illusion so permanent as that which enables us to look backward with complacency; there is no mental process so deceptive as the comparing of recollections with realities.
Agnes RepplierThe earliest voice listened to by the nations in their infancy was the voice of the storyteller.
Agnes RepplierBut self-satisfaction, if as buoyant as gas, has an ugly trick of collapsing when full blown, and facts are stony things that refuse to melt away in the sunshine of a smile.
Agnes RepplierIt takes time and trouble to persuade ourselves that the things we want to do are the things we ought to do.
Agnes Repplier