She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.
JANE AUSTENIt is very unfair to judge any body’s conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.
More Jane Austen Quotes
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But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
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There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.
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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
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When I fall in love, it will be forever.
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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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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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What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.
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Nobody minds having what is too good for them.
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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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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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Almost anything is possible with time.
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Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.
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The enthusiasm of a woman’s love is even beyond the biographer’s.
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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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But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.
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