Discussion without asperity, sympathy without fusion, gayety unracked by too abundant jests, mental ease in approaching one another,—these are the things which give a pleasant smoothness to the rough edge of life.
Agnes Repplier
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- “The Luxury of Conversation,” Compromises (1904), pages 5–6; Complete sentence in Repplier’s own prose, distinct from adjacent Bagehot quotation. Surrounding discussion read: conversation as shared thought, with disagreement as well as ease. Original spelling and punctuation retained. Public-domain
- “The Luxury of Conversation,” Compromises (1904), pages 5–6
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