Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.

Quote by Jane Austen

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In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided among...

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided among...

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...

Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor

Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor

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.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been...

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been...

Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

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...

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...

I cannot think well of a man who sports with any woman's feelings; and there...

I cannot think well of a man who sports with any woman's feelings; and there...

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

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

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 is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

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,...

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...

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to...

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to...

Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits,...

Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits,...

A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden...

A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden...

A brother is a friend given by Nature.

A brother is a friend given by Nature.

To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We...

To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We...

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We...

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We...