Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

Quote by Jane Austen

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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more,...

Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more,...

To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a...

To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a...

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as...

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as...

What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.

What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.

There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do...

There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do...

From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. - Your...

From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. - Your...

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person...

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person...

One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always...

One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always...

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.

Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.

To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has...

To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has...

One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own...

One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish...

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish...

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.

Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.