Maxioms by Jane Austen
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.
There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only as the event decides.
It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only as the event decides.
There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
