She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.
JANE AUSTENI 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.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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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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Success supposes endeavour.
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Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
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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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And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.
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My heart is, and always will be, yours.
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He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
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Each found her greatest safety in silence.
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Time will explain.
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You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
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I have not the pleasure of understanding you.
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Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
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Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
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I can always live by my pen.
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