Quote by Jane Austen
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

Other quotes by Jane Austen

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering. – Jane Austen

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Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. – Jane Austen

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Women
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The post office has a great charm at one point of our lives. When you have lived to my age, you will begin to think letters are never worth going through the rain for. – Jane Austen

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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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An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws. – Ambrose Bierce

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Behind every great fortune there is a crime. – Honore de Balzac

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Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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