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Quote by Jane Austen
There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a r

There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person. – Jane Austen

Other quotes by Jane Austen

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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Imagination
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Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of. – Jane Austen

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Nature
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You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least. – Jane Austen

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Fear
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Happiness hates the timid! So does science! – Eugene ONeill

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Shyness is just egotism out of its depth. – Penelope Keith

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Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen. – Sir Henry Taylor

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It is only through timidity that states are lost. – Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet)

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You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well. – Lewis B. Smedes

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