He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
JANE AUSTENFull many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its fragrance on the desert air.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.
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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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The more I see of the world, the more am i dissatisfied with it; and everyday confirms my belief of the inconsistencies of all human.
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There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
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How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!
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I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.
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I am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on till I am.
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I was quiet but I was not blind.
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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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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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And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.
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A vast deal may be done by those who dare to act.
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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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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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It’s such a happiness when good people get together.
JANE AUSTEN