self-awareness Quotes

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

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.

Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does not answer.

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

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?

Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.