there is not the least wit in my nature. I am a very matter of fact, plain spoken … - Jane Austen

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The physical is only a small aspect of existence. In this cosmos, not even 1% is physical - the rest is non-physical.

Jane Austen

there is not the least wit in my nature. I am a very matter of fact, plain spoken being, and may blunder on the borders of a repartee for half an hour together without striking it out.

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Her eye fell everywhere on lawns and plantations of the freshest green; and the trees, though not fully clothed, were in that delightful state when farther beauty is known to be at hand, and when, while much is actually given to the sight, more yet remains for the imagination.

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