But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.
JANE AUSTENHe is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
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Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
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Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
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The enthusiasm of a woman’s love is even beyond the biographer’s.
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One cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement.
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Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
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Without music, life would be a blank to me.
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A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
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There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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It is very unfair to judge any body’s conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.
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A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
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