Incline us oh God! to think humbly of ourselves, to be severe only in the examination of our own conduct, to consider our fellow-creatures with kindness, and to judge of all they say and do with that charity which we would desire from them ourselves.

Jane Austen

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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. by Jane Austen

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

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It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimat... by Jane Austen

It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.

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It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do. by Jane Austen

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

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I should infinitely prefer a book. by Jane Austen

I should infinitely prefer a book.

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With a book he was regardless of time. by Jane Austen

With a book he was regardless of time.

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Our scars make us know that our past was for real by Jane Austen

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

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Look into your own heart because who looks outside, dreams, but w... by Jane Austen

Look into your own heart because who looks outside, dreams, but who looks inside awakes.

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Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one a... by Jane Austen

Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.

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Indulge your imagination in every possible flight. by Jane Austen

Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.

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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.

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To love is to burn, to be on fire. by Jane Austen

To love is to burn, to be on fire.

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Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no... by Jane Austen

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

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Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first? by Jane Austen

Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?

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The distance is nothing when one has a motive. by Jane Austen

The distance is nothing when one has a motive.

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a vast deal may be done by those who dare to act. by Jane Austen

a vast deal may be done by those who dare to act.

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The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it. by Jane Austen

The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it.

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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.

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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

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Facts or opinions which are to pass through the hands of so many, to be misconceived by folly in one, and ignorance in another, can hardly have much truth left.

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It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. by Jane Austen

It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us.

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