General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
JANE AUSTEN
Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.
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General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
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Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
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But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
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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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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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You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
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If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.
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What are men to rocks and mountains?
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To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
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It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.
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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 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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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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Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.
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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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Nobody minds having what is too good for them.
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