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Quote by Jane Austen
General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what h

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be. – Jane Austen

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There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them. – Jane Austen

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My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation that is what I call good company. – Jane Austen

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There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound. – Diana Cortes

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But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. – Thomas Jefferson

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The ideal friendship is to feel as one while remaining two. – Sophie Swetchine

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When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that youre suddenly eager to know him or her even better. – Zhang Ziyi

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History does not repeat itself. Historians repeat each other. – Arthur Balfour

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I do insist on making what I hope is sense so theres always a coherent narrative or argument that the reader can follow. – Howard Nemerov

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Writers now are putting total faith in designers at Apple and Amazon. Its almost like a race-car driver having no input into how cars are designed. – Jonathan Safran Foer

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Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom. – Horst Koehler

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