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

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