In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.
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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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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Nobody minds having what is too good for them.
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And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.
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I am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on till I am.
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I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.
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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
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To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
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Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.
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Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.
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But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
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Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.
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My heart is, and always will be, yours.
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A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
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Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
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