Quote by Jane Austen
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced and the

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced and the inconvenience is often considerable. – Jane Austen

Other quotes by Jane Austen

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

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Ridicule
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Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being. – Jane Austen

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Women
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A man surprised is half beaten. – Thomas Fuller

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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself. – Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet)

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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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Surprise

At the age of 19, you always think you are prepared for everything and you think you have the knowledge of what?s coming ahead. – Princess of Wales Diana

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Surprise

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Humor is… despair refusing to take itself seriously. – Arland Ussher

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Fruit only angers my need for chocolate. – Jason Love

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We become contemplatives when God discovers Himself in us. – Thomas Merton

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