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Quote by Jane Austen
One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbl

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. – 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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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former, and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. – Jane Austen

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alone
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Jane Austen
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We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects. – William Hazlitt

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Ridicule

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. – Thomas Szasz

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Ridicule

Oh that wisdom was half as zealous for converts as ridicule. – Franz Grillparzer

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Ridicule

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success. – Oliver Goldsmith

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Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions. – Ibrahim Babangida

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Imagination decides everything. – Blaise Pascal

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Fame, I have already. Now I need the money. – Wilhelm Steinitz

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