She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.
JANE AUSTENBut indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.
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I have not the pleasure of understanding you.
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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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With women, the heart argues, not the mind.
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To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
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Time will explain.
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty-nine than she was ten years before.
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Our scars make us know that our past was for real.
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But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.
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A vast deal may be done by those who dare to act.
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If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
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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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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.
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