General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
JANE AUSTENIn vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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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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To be sure you know no actual good of me, but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love.
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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 sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
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There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.
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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
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One cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement.
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A vast deal may be done by those who dare to act.
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To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
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My heart is, and always will be, yours.
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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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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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Without music, life would be a blank to me.
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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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