It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
JANE AUSTENYou must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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Without music, life would be a blank to me.
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I should infinitely prefer a book.
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You have qualities which I had not before supposed to exist in such a degree in any human creature. You have some touches of the angel in you.
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Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.
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A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.
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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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Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can’t be without.
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I was quiet but I was not blind.
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What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.
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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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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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What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.
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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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I can always live by my pen.
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