Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
JANE AUSTENAh! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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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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To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
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Success supposes endeavour.
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I have not the pleasure of understanding you.
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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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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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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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One man’s ways may be as good as another’s, but we all like our own best.
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I was quiet but I was not blind.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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Time will explain.
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It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.
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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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She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.
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To be sure you know no actual good of me, but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love.
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