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

Quote by Jane Austen

Topics: Habit Quotes, Principles Quotes, Selfishness Quotes

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she...

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she...

A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing...

A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing...

It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not...

It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not...

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...

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

One man's style must not be the rule of another's.

One man's style must not be the rule of another's.

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...

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

At this stage of my life I just want to remain Healthy, Happy and Horny...

At this stage of my life I just want to remain Healthy, Happy and Horny...

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness