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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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Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced and the inconvenience is often considerable. – Jane Austen

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It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. – 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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Ive given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself. – Oscar Levant

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Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself. – Henry Ward Beecher

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The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation. – Hailliard

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Lovers never get tired of each other because they are forever talking about themselves. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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