Jane Austen
"There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better: we find comfort somewhere."
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"I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them."
"To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment."
"Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?"
"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other."
"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way."