Jane austen

Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.

There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

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.

If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

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

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.