To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
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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Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
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General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
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Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.
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Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.
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The less said the better.
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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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I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
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There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
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I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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An annuity is a very serious business.
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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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Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
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