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A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anythin

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. – 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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Surprise
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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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Beauty
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It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within ones own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled. – Buddha

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Every individual is the architect of his own fortune. – Appius Claudius

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It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence. – John Dryden

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Ones best fortune, or, their worst is their spouse. – Proverb

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Im so glad I never feel important, it does complicate life! – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Since our inner experiences consist of reproductions and combinations of sensory impressions, the concept of a soul without a body seems to me to be empty and devoid of meaning. – Albert Einstein

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Every man is as heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider giving Oscars for meetings: Best Meeting of the Year, Best Supporting Meeting, Best Meeting Based on Material from Another Meeting. – William Goldman

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