Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.

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...

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...

I am not one of those who neglect the reigning power to bow to the...

I am not one of those who neglect the reigning power to bow to the...

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

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

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

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,...

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.

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...

My sore throats are always worse than anyone's.

My sore throats are always worse than anyone's.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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 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.

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.

It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is...

It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is...

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

Get married, but never to a man who is home all day

Get married, but never to a man who is home all day