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That is what I like; that is what a young man ought to be. Whatever be his pursuits, his eagerness in them should know no moderation, and leave him no sense of fatigue.
Sense And Sensibility
There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions.
Sense And Sensibility
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; � it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.
Sense And Sensibility
I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way.
Sense And Sensibility
Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience - or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.
Sense And Sensibility
The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!
Sense And Sensibility
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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