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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An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

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...

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

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...

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,...

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...

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to...

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to...

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

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

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,...

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish...

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish...

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...

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

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

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

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.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a...

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a...

Where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the...

Where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the...