Quote by Jane Austen
One has not great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is som

One has not great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound. – Jane Austen

Other quotes by Jane Austen

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. – Jane Austen

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Fortune
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I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. – Jane Austen

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great
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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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Nature
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Other Quotes from
City Life, Cities
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Who goes to Rome a beast returns a beast. – Italian Proverb

The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins. – Italo Calvino

Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night. – Rupert Brooke

And that sweet city with her dreaming spires,
She needs not June for beautys heightening… – Matthew Arnold

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Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived. – Abraham Lincoln

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Violence

There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music. – Miroslav Vitous

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People are giving me more respect. – Christina Ricci

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respect