Maxioms by Jane Austen
There is hardly any personal defect which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to
There is hardly any personal defect which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to
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.
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being read more
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.
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving read more
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
