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Quote by Jane Austen
To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a gir

To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive. – Jane Austen

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. – Jane Austen

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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. – Jane Austen

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

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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty. – Pablo Neruda

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A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears. – Anne Roiphe

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For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression. – Vladimir Kramnik

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I really believe that beauty comes from health – sensible eating and exercise. – Dita Von Teese

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