I was quiet but I was not blind.
JANE AUSTENVanity 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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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.
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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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A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.
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Success supposes endeavour.
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Pray, pray be composed, and do not betray what you feel to every body present.
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I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.
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Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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Without music, life would be a blank to me.
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Our scars make us know that our past was for real.
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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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If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.
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I must have my share in the conversation.
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I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.
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