Today Quotes
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Nothing ever fatigues me, but doing what I do not like.Jane Austen, Mansfield Park
You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
How much I love every thing that is decided and open!Jane Austen, Emma
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, Emma
A woman should never be trusted with money.Jane Austen, The Watsons
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
An artist cannot do anything slovenly.Jane Austen, Letter to Cassandra, 25 November 1798
Oh! dear; I was so miserable! I am sure I must have been as white as my gown.Jane Austen, Emma
What would the world do without tea? - how did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.Sydney Smith
And then, the unspeakable purity and freshness of the air! There was just enough heat to enhance the value of the breeze, and just enough wind to keep the whole sea in motion, to make the waves come bounding to the shore, foaming and sparkling, as if wild with glee.Anne Bronte, Agnes Grey