“Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.”
― Mansfield Park
― Mansfield Park
“My idea of good company...is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.'
'You are mistaken,' said he gently, 'that is not good company, that is the best.”
― Persuasion
'You are mistaken,' said he gently, 'that is not good company, that is the best.”
― Persuasion
“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
― Jane Austen's Letters
― Jane Austen's Letters
“To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
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