Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply...

Quote by Jane Austen

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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

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...

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed....

In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed....

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...

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

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

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.

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...

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Strangers think I'm quiet, my friends think I'm outgoing and my best friends think I'm...

Strangers think I'm quiet, my friends think I'm outgoing and my best friends think I'm...

Forget what you heard, recognize what you see. I know you heard the rumors...now here's...

Forget what you heard, recognize what you see. I know you heard the rumors...now here's...