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Quote by Jane Austen
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is o

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. – Jane Austen

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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former, and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. – Jane Austen

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With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please, every feature works. – Jane Austen

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Men & Women
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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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I think the most important thing people can do to save our planet and the human race is to empower women! – Robert Ballard

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