She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.
JANE AUSTENPerhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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It is very unfair to judge any body’s conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.
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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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A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.
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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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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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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
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To love is to burn, to be on fire.
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Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its fragrance on the desert air.
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We do not suffer by accident.
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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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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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What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.
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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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