The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
JANE AUSTENIt is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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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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Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.
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Time will explain.
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Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its fragrance on the desert air.
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And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.
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There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.
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Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.
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To love is to burn, to be on fire.
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I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
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Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
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The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!
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But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.
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You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
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I must have my share in the conversation.
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The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.
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I am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on till I am.
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But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
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The more I see of the world, the more am i dissatisfied with it; and everyday confirms my belief of the inconsistencies of all human.
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My heart is, and always will be, yours.
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We do not suffer by accident.
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If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.
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I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.
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One cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement.
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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 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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A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.
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