There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
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 enthusiasm of a woman’s love is even beyond the biographer’s.
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We do not suffer by accident.
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When I fall in love, it will be forever.
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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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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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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 am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on till I am.
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An annuity is a very serious business.
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A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.
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Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
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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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Almost anything is possible with time.
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Each found her greatest safety in silence.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.
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