There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well.The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit sense.
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Zum Autor"Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation."
"What a revolution in her ideas!"
"Books--oh! No. I am sure we never read the same, or not with the samefeelings.'I am sorry you think so; but if that be the case, there can at least beno want of subject. We may compare our different opinions."
"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!"
"And she did what nobody thought of doing... She consulted Anne."
"I shall ever despise the man who can be gratified by the passion which he never wished to inspire, nor solicited the avowal of."