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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

Other quotes by Jane Austen

There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person. – Jane Austen

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Shyness
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Jane Austen
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Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied. – Jane Austen

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Sympathy
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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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Other Quotes from
Friendship
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Ive got some great guy friends. They can start out as crushes. But when you realize something isnt going to happen, you make a choice whether or not the friendship is worth it. And it usually is. Then you can laugh about the fact that you used to have a crush on him or he had one on you. – Courteney Cox

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Friendship

I think its important to have closure in any relationship that ends – from a romantic relationship to a friendship. You should always have a sense of clarity at the end and know why it began and why it ended. You need that in your life to move cleanly into your next phase. – Jennifer Aniston

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Friendship

Lovers have a right to betray you… friends dont. – Judy Holliday

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Friendship

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn’t seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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Friendship

Random Quotes

I dont know really. Ive always been interested in the small picture instead of the big one, and Ive always been interested in relationship pictures. – Adrian Lyne

Category:
relationship

When you get to your wits end, you will find, God lives there. – Author Unknown

Category:
Hang in There

Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women. – Kate Smith

Category:
Women

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases. – William Shenstone

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Poetry