I am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on till I am.
JANE AUSTENThe less said the better.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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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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There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.
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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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Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
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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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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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General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
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The less said the better.
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It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.
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Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
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He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
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Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.
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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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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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