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Jane Austen

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A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

Jane Austen, in Wealth and Poverty

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A woman, especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.

Jane Austen, in Men and Women

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I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

Jane Austen, in Wisdom and Ignorance

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If there is anything disagreeable going on, men are always sure to get out of it.

Jane Austen, in Men and Women