We all love to instruct, though we can teach only what is not worth knowing. Author: Jane Austen Copy Quote More from Jane Austen “To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect” “She wanted to be alone. Her mind was in a state of flutter and wonder, which ma…” “I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided a dislike to him, without …” “Good company requires only birth, manners and education and, with regard to edu…”