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

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...

Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of despised love.

Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of despised love.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.

Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.

Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.

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

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

Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is...

Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is...

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...

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something...

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something...

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...

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

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...

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...

No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loves; it is...

No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loves; it is...

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.

They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature...

They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature...

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

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...

To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has...

To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has...

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...