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A man who listens because he has nothing to say can hardly be a source of inspiration. The only listening that counts is that of the talker who alternately absorbs and expresses ideas.

Agnes Repplier

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Agnes Repplier
Age: 92 †
Born: 1858
Born: April 1
Died: 1950
Died: December 15
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Essayist
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Inspirational
Talkers
Ideas
Listens
Nothing
Expresses
Men
Counts
Hardly
Listening
Alternately
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Talker
Inspiration
Absorbs

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