I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good. Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies, do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can.
Jane Austen · Pride and Prejudice
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“I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good. Follies and…”
- Author
- Jane Austen
- Work
- Pride and Prejudice
- Year
- 1813
- Chapter / part
- Chapter XI
- Length
- 29 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #1342
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