Quote by Jane Austen
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in posse

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. – Jane Austen

Other quotes by Jane Austen

Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation. – Jane Austen

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To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive. – Jane Austen

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

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Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so. – Charles de Gaulle

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Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal. – Aristotle

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Woman is the dominant sex. Men have to do all sorts of stuff to prove that they are worthy of womans attention. – Camille Paglia

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Men are governed by lines of intellect – women: by curves of emotion. – James Joyce

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