Jane Austen Quotes
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I have not wanted syllables where actions have spoken so plainly.
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One man's style must not be the rule of another's.
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You, of all people, deserve a happy ending Despite everything that happened to you, you aren't bitter You aren't cold You've just retreated a little and been shy, and that's okay If I were a fairy godmother, I would give you your heart's desire in an instant And I would wipe away your tears and tell you not to cry "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of"
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What are men to rocks and mountains?
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A sick child is always the mother's property; her own feelings generally make it so.
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How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.
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She was convinced that she could have been happy with him, when it was no longer likely they should meet.
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Till this moment I never knew myself.
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If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.
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To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of 26 and 18 is to do pretty well.
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Cold-hearted Elinor! Oh! Worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise.
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All the privilege I claim for my own sex ... is that of loving longest, when existence or hope is gone.
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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.
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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?
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If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
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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.
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I will only add, God bless you.
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She was happy, she knew she was happy, and knew she ought to be happy.
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I am not romantic, you know; I never was.
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Men of sense, whatever you may choose to say, do not want silly wives.