But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.
JANE AUSTENHe is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.
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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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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
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If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.
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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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Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
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There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
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Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.
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I have not the pleasure of understanding you.
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The less said the better.
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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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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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