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Wit is a thing capable of proof.

Agnes Repplier

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Agnes Repplier
Age: 92 †
Born: 1858
Born: April 1
Died: 1950
Died: December 15
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Wit
Proof
Capable
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To be brave in misfortune is to be worthy of manhood to be wise in misfortune is to conquer fate.
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Like simplicity and candor, and other much-commented qualities, enthusiasm is charming until we meet it face to face, and cannot escape from its charm.
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The delusions of the past seem fond and foolish. The delusions of the present seem subtle and sane.
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