Foolish Quote by Jane Austen

“Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.”

Jane Austen

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“…for I look upon the Frasers to be about as unhappy as most other married people.”

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“It raises my spleen more than any thing, to have the pretence of being asked, of being given a choice, and at the same…

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her spirits wanted the solitude and silence which only numbers could give.

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“But in such cases as these a good memory is unpardonable.”

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“...the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.”

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Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret.

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“I must tell you what you will not ask, though I may wish it unsaid the next moment”

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