She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.
JANE AUSTENHe is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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A vast deal may be done by those who dare to act.
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Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
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When I fall in love, it will be forever.
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What are men to rocks and mountains?
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Pray, pray be composed, and do not betray what you feel to every body present.
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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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The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.
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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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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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Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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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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Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.
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Let us have the luxury of silence.
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