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

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

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I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library. – Jane Austen

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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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Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings. – Lord Chesterfield

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Strong women only marry weak men. – Bette Davis

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Men who do things without being told draw the most wages. – Rodney Dangerfield

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All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Berliner! – John F. Kennedy

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When pleasure interferes with business, give up business. – Proverb

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All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him. – W. H. Auden

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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back. – Herodotus

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Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice. – Thomas Aquinas

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