Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
Jane Austen · Pride and Prejudice
Wisdom & life
“Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.”
- Author
- Jane Austen
- Work
- Pride and Prejudice
- Year
- 1813
- Chapter / part
- Chapter LVIII
- Length
- 11 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #1342
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