He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
JANE AUSTENI must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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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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It is very unfair to judge any body’s conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.
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What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.
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But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.
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I was quiet but I was not blind.
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The enthusiasm of a woman’s love is even beyond the biographer’s.
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Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can’t be without.
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I must have my share in the conversation.
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Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.
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She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.
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The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!
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You have qualities which I had not before supposed to exist in such a degree in any human creature. You have some touches of the angel in you.
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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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I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
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