He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
JANE AUSTENShe hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.
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Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its fragrance on the desert air.
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I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
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I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.
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Angry people are not always wise.
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I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
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What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.
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Our scars make us know that our past was for real.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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The enthusiasm of a woman’s love is even beyond the biographer’s.
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A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
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Every moment had its pleasure and its hope.
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Pray, pray be composed, and do not betray what you feel to every body present.
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The more I see of the world, the more am i dissatisfied with it; and everyday confirms my belief of the inconsistencies of all human.
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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
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