There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person. – Jane Austen
I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety. – Jane Austen

There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person. – Jane Austen
I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety. – Jane Austen
One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. – Jane Austen
. . . it is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study? – Jane Austen