General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
JANE AUSTENIt is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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Almost anything is possible with time.
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The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.
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Time will explain.
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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
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I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
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Pray, pray be composed, and do not betray what you feel to every body present.
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Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.
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How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.
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To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
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A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.
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I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
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Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.
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Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
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Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can’t be without.
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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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