But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.
JANE AUSTENGeneral benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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Let us have the luxury of silence.
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My heart is, and always will be, yours.
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When pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure.
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Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
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Every moment had its pleasure and its hope.
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Success supposes endeavour.
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I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
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I must have my share in the conversation.
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There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.
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To be sure you know no actual good of me, but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love.
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Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
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I will not say that your mulberry trees are dead; but I am afraid they’re not alive.
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Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
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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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He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
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