34 Quotes by Jane Austen about Classics


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    There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of either merit or sense.

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    For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?

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    She longed to know what at that moment was passing in his mind; in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of every thing, she was still dear to him.

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    She longed to know what at that moment was passing in his mind; in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of everything, she was still dear to him.

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    But perhaps the abuse of such people as yourself andMarianne will make amends for the regard of Lady Middle-ton and her mother. If their praise is censure, your censuremay be praise, for they are not more undiscerning, than youare prejudiced and unjust.

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