I am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on till I am.
JANE AUSTENWisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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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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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 do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
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I was quiet but I was not blind.
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Pray, pray be composed, and do not betray what you feel to every body present.
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He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
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She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.
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Every moment had its pleasure and its hope.
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Angry people are not always wise.
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There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
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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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Success supposes endeavour.
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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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