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

Quote by Jane Austen

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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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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One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. – Jane Austen

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They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life. – Jane Austen

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Nature

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