He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
JANE AUSTEN
The less said the better.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
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A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
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There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.
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One cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement.
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Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.
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To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
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Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.
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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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But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
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It is not every man’s fate to marry the woman who loves him best.
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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
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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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Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
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I will not say that your mulberry trees are dead; but I am afraid they’re not alive.
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Pray, pray be composed, and do not betray what you feel to every body present.
JANE AUSTEN