Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
JANE AUSTENBut for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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With women, the heart argues, not the mind.
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To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
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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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One man’s ways may be as good as another’s, but we all like our own best.
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He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
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The less said the better.
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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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She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.
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Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
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You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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Angry people are not always wise.
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To love is to burn, to be on fire.
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A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
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There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.
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