Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.
JANE AUSTENNothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.
JANE AUSTENI hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.
JANE AUSTENThe less said the better.
JANE AUSTENIf I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.
JANE AUSTENSuccess supposes endeavour.
JANE AUSTENIt is very unfair to judge any body’s conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.
JANE AUSTENYou must be the best judge of your own happiness.
JANE AUSTENI am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on till I am.
JANE AUSTENTo wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
JANE AUSTENI was quiet but I was not blind.
JANE AUSTENWe do not suffer by accident.
JANE AUSTENAn annuity is a very serious business.
JANE AUSTENBut for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.
JANE AUSTENIf I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
JANE AUSTENSelf-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
JANE AUSTENOne cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement.
JANE AUSTEN