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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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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. – Jane Austen

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Jane Austen
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Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare – and precious as a pearl. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. – Confucius

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As a friend, you first give your understanding, then you try to understand. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be. – Douglas Pagels

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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. – Chinese Proverb

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Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say. – Raymond Chandler

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Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. – Joseph Campbell

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Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless. – Thomas A. Edison

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