Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austenwas an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels which interpret, critique and comment upon the life of the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her most highly praised novel during her lifetime was Pride and Prejudice, her second published novel. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 December 1775
CitySteventon, England
There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
One man's style must not be the rule of another's.
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.
A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.
I certainly must,' said she. 'This sensation of listlessness, weariness, stupidity, this disinclination to sit down and employ myself, this feeling of everything's being dull and insipid about the house! I must be in love; I should be the oddest creature in the world if I were not.
I certainly will not persuade myself to feel more than I do. I am quite enough in love. I should be sorry to be more
Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?
my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.