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Quote by Jane Austen
I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always

I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety. – Jane Austen

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. . . it is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study? – Jane Austen

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Flattery
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Jane Austen
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We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be. – Jane Austen

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Self
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Jane Austen
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It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of the nation. – Jane Austen

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Religion
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The world is full of willing people some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. – Robert Frost

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In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you wont be able to do this. – Willie Mays

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work

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens. – Gustave Flaubert

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work

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work. – Horace

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work

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I think I learned about the relationship between books and life from Margaret Mitchell. – Pat Conroy

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A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin. – Rand Paul

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Society

The Senator from Massachusetts has given us ample grounds to doubt the judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security. – Dick Cheney

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Attitude

Now the only thing I miss about sex is the cigarette afterward. Next to the first one in the morning, its the best one of all. It tasted so good that even if I had been frigid I would have pretended otherwise just to be able to smoke it. – Florence King

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Morning