There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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...

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,...

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

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.

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself....

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself....

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May...

It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May...

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.

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.

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to...

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to...

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...