Jane Austen: I am afraid", replied Elinor, "that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.

I am afraid", replied Elinor, "that the pleasantness of an employment does not a — Jane Austen

I am afraid", replied Elinor, "that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.

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What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegan — Jane Austen
It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do. — Jane Austen
One has not great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful — Jane Austen
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. — Jane Austen
It is the quality of a great soul to scorn great things and to prefer that which — Seneca
I think no virtue goes with size; The reason of all cowardice Is, that men are o — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Why," said another, "Some there are who tell Of one who threatens he will toss — Omar Khayyám
Be misery thy portion here, O Sage, or be it bliss Refer it not to other men: ’t — Hafez
Open your eyes of love , and see Him who pervades this world ! consider it well, — Kabir
Wenn mancher sich nicht verpflichtet fühlte, das Unwahre zu wiederholen, weil er — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Division of labor is a justification for sloth. — Leo Tolstoy
There is only one thing that can kill the movies, and that is education. — Will Rogers