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Respectable Quotes by Jane Austen
- I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.
- I do assure you, Sir, that I have no pretension whatever of that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man. I would…
- A single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else.
- It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is always respectable.
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- The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes, who are highly influential and tend to view religion as primitive… — Robert Bork
- If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. — Louis D. Brandeis
- Since when was genius found respectable? — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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- Being a gossip reporter just isn't a respectable job. It'll chew you up and spit you out. — Kim Cattrall
- All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents. — Joan Chen
- How quickly revolutions grow old; and, worse still, respectable. — Gilbert K. Chesterton