A single woman with a narrow income must be a ridiculous, disagreeable old maid, the proper sport of boys and girls, but a single woman of fortune is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as anybody else.
Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another. - Jane Austen
Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
- Jane Austen
I am excessively diverted. - Jane Austen
I am excessively diverted.
How can I dispose of myself with it? - Jane Austen
How can I dispose of myself with it?
Marriage is indeed a maneuvering business. - Jane Austen
Marriage is indeed a maneuvering business.
Time did not compose her. - Jane Austen
Time did not compose her.
It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation. - Jane Austen
It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.
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… - Jane Austen
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…
Look into your own heart because who looks outside, dreams, but who looks inside awakes. - Jane Austen
Look into your own heart because who looks outside, dreams, but who looks inside awakes.
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… - Jane Austen
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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