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Quote by Jane Austen
There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world,

There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them. – Jane Austen

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A ladys imagination is very rapid it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. – Jane Austen

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I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. – Jane Austen

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Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. – Jane Austen

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Men now monopolize the upper levels… depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for incompetence. – Laurence J. Peter

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Why cant all different types of women be considered beautiful? Why cant we cant we all be considered possible love interests? – Margaret Cho

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