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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. — Jane Austen

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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice · 1813
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Topic
SelfishnessTheory vs. practice
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Novel
Time
1813
Person
Jane Austen
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Current citation
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 16.
Original citation
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 16.

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