“ I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. Jane Austen
“ Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody. Jane Austen
“ We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him. Jane Austen
“ It is only a novel... or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieti… Jane Austen
“ It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous stud… Jane Austen
“ A lady's imagination is very rapid it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. Jane Austen
“ The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. Jane Austen
“ There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of… Jane Austen
“ Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope. Jane Austen
“ But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by every body at times, whatever be their education or state. Jane Austen
“ To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. 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
