General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
JANE AUSTENI may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.
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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I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.
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It is not every man’s fate to marry the woman who loves him best.
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.
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It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty-nine than she was ten years before.
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A vast deal may be done by those who dare to act.
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A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.
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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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I must have my share in the conversation.
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How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.
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We do not suffer by accident.
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I can always live by my pen.
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Nobody minds having what is too good for them.
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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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