Tag: Jane Austen
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Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.
Jane Austen
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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
Jane Austen
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I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.
Jane Austen
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One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
Jane Austen
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Nobody minds having what is too good for them.
Jane Austen
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There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
Jane Austen
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One man’s style must not be the rule of another’s.
Jane Austen
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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
Jane Austen
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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.
Jane Austen
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Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.
Jane Austen