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Evil to some is always good to others...
Jane Austen -
I do not find myself making any use of the word sacrifice.
Jane Austen
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She went, however, and they sauntered about together many a half hour in Mr. Grant's shrubbery, the weather being unusually mild for the time of year, and venturing sometimes even to sit down on one of the benches now comparatively unsheltered, remaining there perhaps till, in the midst of some tender ejaculation of Fanny's on the sweets of so protracted an autumn, they were forced by the sudden swell of a cold gust shaking down the last few yellow leaves about them, to jump up and walk for warmth.
Jane Austen -
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation; and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.
Jane Austen -
How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.
Jane Austen -
He listened to her with silent attention, and on her ceasing to speak, rose directly from his seat, and after saying in a voice of emotion, 'To your sister I wish all imaginable happiness; to Willoughby, that he may endeavor to deserve her,' took leave, and went away.
Jane Austen -
It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does. And men take care that they should.
Jane Austen -
Cold-hearted Elinor! Oh! Worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise.
Jane Austen
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All the privilege I claim for my own sex ... is that of loving longest, when existence or hope is gone.
Jane Austen -
We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.
Jane Austen -
She was convinced that she could have been happy with him, when it was no longer likely they should meet.
Jane Austen -
Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
Jane Austen -
What are men to rocks and mountains?
Jane Austen -
I will only add, God bless you.
Jane Austen
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She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in any thing ridiculous.
Jane Austen -
Men of sense, whatever you may choose to say, do not want silly wives.
Jane Austen -
She was happy, she knew she was happy, and knew she ought to be happy.
Jane Austen -
…but then I am unlike other people I dare say.
Jane Austen -
Nobody minds having what is too good for them.
Jane Austen -
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
Jane Austen