She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.
JANE AUSTENTo be sure you know no actual good of me, but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.
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But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
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Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.
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I can always live by my pen.
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A vast deal may be done by those who dare to act.
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When I fall in love, it will be forever.
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I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
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He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
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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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An annuity is a very serious business.
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My heart is, and always will be, yours.
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A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
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Success supposes endeavour.
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One cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement.
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Time will explain.
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