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There is a monsterous deal of stupid quizzing, & common-place nonsense talked, but scarcely any wit.

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The conversation soon turned upon fishing, and she heard Mr. Darcy invite him, with the greatest civility, to fish there as often as he chose while he...more

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If I understand you rightly, you had formed a surmise of such horror as I have hardly words to-- Dear Miss Morland, consider the dreadful nature of th...more

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When once we are buried you think we are gone. But behold me immortal!

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I suspect that in this comprehensive and (may I say) commonplace censure, you are not judging from yourself, but from prejudiced persons, whose opinio...more

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I cannot say much for this Monarch's Sense--Nor would I if I could, for he was a Lancastrian. I suppose you know all about the Wars between him and th...more

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They danced again, and when the assembly closed, parted, on the lady’s side at least, with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance. Wheth...more

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Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing after all.

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It's a truth universally acknowledged...

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I do not know where the error lies. I do not pretend to set people right, but I do see that they are often wrong.

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There are people who, the more you do for them, the less they will do for themseselves.

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When the evening was over, Anne could not but be amused at the idea of her coming to Lyme, to preach patience and resignation to a young man whom she ...more

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Anne did think on the question with perfect decision, and said as much in replay as her own feelings could accomplish, or as his seemed able to bear, ...more

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I'm very fond of experimental housekeeping.

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There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolutio...more