Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

Quote by Jane Austen

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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

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.

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...

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...

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...

What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.

What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys...

Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys...

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...

We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.

We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.

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...

If things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.

If things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.