“Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.”
— Jane Austen
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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter
“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.”
— Jane Austen
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General benevolence, but not general friendship, made
“General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.”
— Jane Austen
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We do not look in our great
“We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.”
— Jane Austen
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Selfishness must always be forgiven you know,
“Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.”
— Jane Austen
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Respect for right conduct is felt by
“Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.”
— Jane Austen
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Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong
“Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.”
— Jane Austen
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
— Jane Austen
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Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for
“Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being.”
— Jane Austen
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I do not want people to be
“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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A large income is the best recipe
“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.”
— Jane Austen
Author: Jane Austen
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