The Joy of Reading: A Must-Have Library for a Happy Home

Selfishness in Practice

S

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice

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F

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
Jane Austen – Mansfield Park

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U

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

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N

Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.
Jane Austen – Mansfield Park

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Q

I was quiet, but I was not blind.
Jane Austen – Mansfield Park

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