Quote by Jane Austen
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human discl

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken. – 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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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. – Jane Austen

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My assignment is what every writers assignment is: tell the truth of his own time. – Leslie Fiedler

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Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way its the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where peoples hearts lie. – Paul Scott

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One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant. – John Locke

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We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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