I pay very little regard...to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.
Jane AustenRead
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.
Interpretation
Truth is often subjective and can be influenced by perception.
In this quote, Jane Austen reflects on the nature of truth and communication, suggesting that it is rare for any individual to express complete accuracy in their disclosures. She implies that human expression is often clouded by personal biases or misunderstandings, indicating the complexity of truth in human interactions.
In practice
In a discussion about honesty in relationships, this quote serves as a reminder that people may not always be fully truthful.
I pay very little regard...to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.
Nobody could catch cold by the sea; nobody wanted appetite by the sea; nobody wanted spirits; nobody wanted strength. Sea air was healing, softening, relaxing - fortifying and bracing - seemingly just as was wanted - sometimes one, sometimes the other. If the sea breeze failed, the seabath was the certain corrective; and where bathing disagreed, the sea air alone was evidently designed by nature for the cure.
He certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave to like him. You have liked many a stupider person.
A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.
You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever.
She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.
All children have to be deceived if they are to grow up without trauma.
The complete irresponsibility of man for his actions and his nature is the bitterest drop which he who understands must swallow.
It is important to the typical 'Star Trek' fan that there is a tomorrow. They pretty much share the 'Star Trek' philosophies about life: the fact that it is wrong to interfere in the evolvement of other peoples, that to be different is not necessarily to be wrong or ugly.
Smack in the centre of contradiction is the place to be.
I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.
People call you this or that. But I can't respond because then it seems like I'm defensive, you know, what does it matter, really?
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