To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
JANE AUSTENHow clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
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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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How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.
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It is very unfair to judge any body’s conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.
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It’s such a happiness when good people get together.
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I was quiet but I was not blind.
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What are men to rocks and mountains?
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I have not the pleasure of understanding you.
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Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
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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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Success supposes endeavour.
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I should infinitely prefer a book.
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Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.
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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
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My heart is, and always will be, yours.
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