Tag: Jane Austen
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It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.
Jane Austen
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An artist cannot do anything slovenly.
Jane Austen
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General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
Jane Austen
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My sore throats are always worse than anyone’s.
Jane Austen
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Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
Jane Austen
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If things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.
Jane Austen
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The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.
Jane Austen
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I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
Jane Austen
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They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life.
Jane Austen
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My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
Jane Austen