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1 " Men, being accustomed to act on reflection themselves, are a great deal too apt to believe that women act on reflection, too. Women do nothing of the sort. They act on impulse; and, in nine cases out of ten, they are heartily sorry for it afterward. "
― Wilkie Collins , No Name
2 " I'm afraid that in nine cases out of ten Nature pulls one way and human nature another. "
― E.M. Forster , Howards End
3 " There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself. We can all BEGIN freely--a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement. In nine cases out of ten a women had better show MORE affection than she feels. Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on. "
― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice
4 " …But so few of us think clearly about our own private incomes, and admit that independent thoughts are in nine cases out of ten the result of independent means. "
