Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or … - Jane Austen

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Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.

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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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Know your own happiness.

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Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope. - Jane Austen

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