An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

Quote by Jane Austen

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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.

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.

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...

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.

I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.

My sore throats are always worse than anyone's.

My sore throats are always worse than anyone's.

Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or...

Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or...

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...

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

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...

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself....

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself....

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

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...

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

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

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a...

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a...

There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there...

There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there...

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

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

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.