"The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant,……" — Jane Austen
"The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant, 'Men never know when things are dirty or not;' and the gentlemen perhaps thought each to himself, 'Women will have their little nonsense and needless cares."
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691 Quotes by Jane Austen
Jane Austen has 691 quotes on this site.
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Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
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There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
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A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
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A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
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A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.
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Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you…
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An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and…
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