Jane Austen Book Quotes

When other women of her age would get married and settle down austen decided to pursue her passion.

Jane austen book quotes. From jane austen s letters i do not want people to be agreeable as it saves me the trouble of liking them from a letter to her sister cassandra 1798 an artist cannot do anything slovenly from a letter to her sister cassandra 1798. Enjoy these jane austen quotes about life love society money marriage and more. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Quotes tagged as jane austen showing 1 30 of 391 there are few people whom i really love and still fewer of whom i think well. Selfishness must always be forgiven you know because there is no hope of a cure. The more i see of the world the more am i dissatisfied with it.

These are very likely the best known words that austen ever penned. Here are 17 jane austen quotes to make you ponder the joys of life. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

The english novelist sculpted characters who were non conformists to the norms of the society much like her. A person may be proud without being vain. It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage.

Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves vanity to what we would have others think of us. English novelist 1775 1817. I have no notion of loving people by halves it is not my nature.

No list of jane austen quotes would be complete without the famous opening lines of pride and prejudice. There is nothing i would not do for those who are really my friends. Jane austen quotes showing 1 30 of 3 894.