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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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.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there...

There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there...

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...

I am not one of those who neglect the reigning power to bow to the...

I am not one of those who neglect the reigning power to bow to the...

Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is...

Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is...

Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.

Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.

The post office has a great charm at one point of our lives. When you...

The post office has a great charm at one point of our lives. When you...

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

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!

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

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

Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor

Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor

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 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...

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.

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

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.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

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,...