"No one can be really esteemed accomplished, who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with. A woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages, to deserve the word; and besides all this, she must possess a certain something in her air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address and expressions, or the word will be but half deserved." Miss Bingley
"All this she must possess, and to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading." Mr. Darcy
"I am no longer surprised at your knowing only six accomplished women. I rather wonder now at your knowing any." Elizabeth Bennett
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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