Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.

Quote by Jane Austen

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Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

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....

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor

Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good...

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good...

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.

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...

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

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.

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

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

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

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...

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.

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.

Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

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...