A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does not answer.

Quote by Jane Austen

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From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

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...

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...

If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.

A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only...

It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only...

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...

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to...

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to...

I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble of...

I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble of...

There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect...

There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect...

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...

We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than...

We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than...

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.

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...

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it...

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it...

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

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...

The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall...

The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall...