Quotes by Vivacity I always loved the verve and vivacity of pulp and I kind of merged it with my own interest in family stories. Daniel Woodrell vivacity kind stories Apart from the representational content of an idea there is another component: its force and vivacity, its impetus. David Hume vivacity force ideas The vivacity that augments with years is not far from folly. Francois de La Rochefoucauld vivacity folly years Vivacity is the health of the spirit. Honore de Balzac vivacity spirit As Vivacity is the Gift of Women, Gravity is that of Men. Joseph Addison vivacity gravity women We prefer a person with vivacity and high spirits, though bordering upon insolence, to the timid and pusillanimous; we are fonder of wit joined to malice than of dullness without it. William Hazlitt vivacity insolence spirit A person who talks with equal vivacity on every subject, excites no interest in any. Repose is as necessary in conversation as in a picture. William Hazlitt vivacity equal conversation