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Memorable Quotes
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”
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“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”
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“Nothing is more deceitful ... than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.”
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“You expect me to account for opinions which you choose to call mine, but which I have never acknowledged.”
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“To yield readily - easily - to the persuasion of a friend is no merit... To yield without conviction is no compliment to the understanding of either.”
First Sentence
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
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- Jane Austen (Author)
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