Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
JANE AUSTENIn nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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When pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure.
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What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.
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I was quiet but I was not blind.
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If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
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One cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
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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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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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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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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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Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
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Let us have the luxury of silence.
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With women, the heart argues, not the mind.
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He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
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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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