There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails,human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better:…

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...

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 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.

It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer...

It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer...

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

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.

Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.

Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of...

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of...

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.

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

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...

A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing...

A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing...

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.

Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.

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

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

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.

Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible...

Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible...