I do not know whether it ought to be so, but certainly silly things do…

Jane Austen
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I do not know whether it ought to be so, but certainly silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly. ✨ 1816 Emma, ch.26.
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I do not know whether it ought to be so, but certainly silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly. ✨ 1816 Emma, ch.26.

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