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Loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable; that one false step involves her in endless ruin; that her reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful; and that she cannot be too much guarded in her behaviour towards the undeserving of the other sex.

Jane Austen
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Jane Austen's Popular Quotes

Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.

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I am excessively diverted.

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How can I dispose of myself with it?

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Marriage is indeed a maneuvering business.

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Time did not compose her.

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It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.

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It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainte…

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Look into your own heart because who looks outside, dreams, but who looks inside awakes.

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Dearest, loveliest Elizabeth! What do I not owe you! You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most advantageous. By you, I was properly humb…

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