Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
JANE AUSTENThere are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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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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If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.
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When pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure.
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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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He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
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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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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.
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You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
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I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
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The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!
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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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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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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
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But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
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