Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.

Quote by Jane Austen

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One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something...

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something...

We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.

We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble...

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble...

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...

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of despised love.

Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of despised love.

No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loves; it is...

No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loves; it is...

There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is...

There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is...

If things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.

If things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good...

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good...

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

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...

Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not...

Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not...

The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.

The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.

Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys...

Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys...

Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does

Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does

Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.

Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.

Give me work to do, Give me health, Give me joy in simple things, Give...

Give me work to do, Give me health, Give me joy in simple things, Give...