Quotes 21 till 39 of 39.
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Sir, that all who are happy, are equally happy, is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness.
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That character in conversation which commonly passes for agreeable, is made up of civility and falsehood.
Thoughts (1754) -
The greatest mistake is the trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
Biographical Studies (1881) -
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.
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There is nothing more likely to drive a man mad, than the being unable to get rid of the idea of the distinction between right and wrong, and an obstinate, constitutional preference of the true to the agreeable.
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These, then, will be some of the features of democracy... it will be, in all likelihood, an agreeable, lawless, parti-colored commonwealth, dealing with all alike on a footing of equality, whether they be really equal or not.
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Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.
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To always be loved one must ever be agreeable.
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Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.
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Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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What you discovered about yourself in raising children wasn't always agreeable or attractive.
De correcties 263 -
When you meet your antagonist, do everything in a mild and agreeable manner. Let your courage be as keen, but at the same time as polished, as your sword.
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Whenever I meet with anything agreeable in this world it surprises me so much - and pleases me so much (when my passions are not interested in one way or the other) that I go on wondering for a week to come.
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Your true traveler finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty - his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure.
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An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done.
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Happiness is an agreeable sensation, arising from contemplating the misery of others.
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Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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