Jane Austen

20 quotes

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."

Jane Austen

"Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?"

Jane Austen

"Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations."

Jane Austen

"Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?"

Jane Austen

"I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them."

Jane Austen

"One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it unless it has all been suffering, nothing but suffering."

Jane Austen

"Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!"

Jane Austen

"Those who do not complain are never pitied."

Jane Austen

"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love."

Jane Austen

"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other."

Jane Austen

"Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?"

Jane Austen

"I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them."

Jane Austen

"Those who do not complain are never pitied."

Jane Austen

"Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!"

Jane Austen

"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love."

Jane Austen

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."

Jane Austen

"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other."

Jane Austen

"Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations."

Jane Austen

"One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it unless it has all been suffering, nothing but suffering."

Jane Austen

"Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?"

Jane Austen