Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.Jane Austen
Where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.Jane Austen
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.Jane Austen
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.Jane Austen
Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being.Jane Austen
To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment.Jane Austen
