Quote by Jane Austen
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not i

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. – Jane Austen

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Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations. – Jane Austen

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It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;– it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others. – Jane Austen

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Ive given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself. – Oscar Levant

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Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant. – Mme. Roland

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Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself. – Julio Cortazar

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Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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