Woe betide him, and her too, when it comes to things of consequence, when they are placed in circumstances requiring fortitude and strength of mind, if she have not resolution enough to resist idle interference ... It is the worst evil of too yielding and indecisive a character, that no influence over it can be depended on. You are never sure of a good impression being durable; everybody may sway it. Let those who would be happy be firm.
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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