"General benevolence, but not general friendship, made..." - Quote by Jane Austen
General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.
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“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”
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“Supreme good is like water. Water greatly benefits all things, without conflict. It flows through places that people loathe. Thereby it is close to the Way.”