And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.
JANE AUSTENLife seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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To love is to burn, to be on fire.
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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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Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.
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One cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement.
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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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Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.
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I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.
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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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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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I should infinitely prefer a book.
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It is not every man’s fate to marry the woman who loves him best.
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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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She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.
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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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