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(1775—1818)

English author

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

(1775—1818)

English author

Those who do not complain are never pitied.

(1775—1818)

English author, in a letter dated December 24 1798

You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve.

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if he were rich.

Think of stretch marks as pregnancy service stripes.

Even the best of friends cannot attend each other's funeral.

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

Arguments with furniture are rarely productive.

(1922—1995)

English author

If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

(1922—1995)

English author

It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.