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Posted in Jane Austen, Uncategorized with tags , , on January 14, 2009 by pisateli

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be. 

Jane Austen

Posted in Jane Austen, Uncategorized with tags , , on January 14, 2009 by pisateli

Business, you know, may bring you money, but friendship hardly ever does. 

Jane Austen

Posted in Jane Austen, Uncategorized with tags , , on January 12, 2009 by pisateli

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) An English novelist whose realism, biting social commentary and masterful use of free indirect speech, burlesque and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature.