"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal." ― Jane Austen Topic(s): Great More From Jane Austen "To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive." "To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." "Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance." More In Great "Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary."― Blaise Pascal "Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads."― Marianne Moore "In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head."― Arthur Schopenhauer