She was heartily ashamed of her ignorance - a misplaced sha… - Jane Austen

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She was heartily ashamed of her ignorance - a misplaced shame. Where people wish to attach, they should always be ignorant. To come with a well−informed mind is to come with an inability of administering to the vanity of others, which a sensible person would always wish to avoid. A woman especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.

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Jane Austen (December 16 1775 – July 18 1817) was an English novelist who recorded the domestic manners of the landed gentry. She is known for her classically understated style and sly, ironic humour.

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

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

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