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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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One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering. – Jane Austen

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Travel
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Jane Austen
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Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of. – Jane Austen

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Nature
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Friendship
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Opposition is true friendship. – William Blake

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Friendship

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end. – Francis Quarles

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Probably no man ever had a friend that he did not dislike a little. – E.W. Howe

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Friendship

The sacrifices of friendship were beautiful in her eyes as long as she was not asked to make them. – Hector Hugh Munro

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A great chef is an artist that I truly respect. – Robert Stack

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Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive detail, so at the end there is no time to discuss the most important problems. – Fredrik Bajer

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The tongue is ever turning to the aching tooth. – Thomas Fuller

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Democracy: The state of affairs in which you consent to having your pocket picked, and elect the best man to do it. – Benjamin Lichtenberg

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