Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.

Quote by Jane Austen

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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.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel,...

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel,...

. . . provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them, provided...

. . . provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them, provided...

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.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

What wild imaginations one forms where dear self is concerned! How sure to be mistaken!

What wild imaginations one forms where dear self is concerned! How sure to be mistaken!

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at...

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at...

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...

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...

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...

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument...

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument...

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble...

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble...

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...

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...