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
Lady Sondes' match surprises, but does not offend me; had her first marriage been of affection, or had their been a grown-updaughter, I should not have forgiven her; but I consider everybody as having a right to marry once in their lives for love, if they can.
Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?
It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first.
The stream is as good as at first; the little rubbish it collects in the turnings is easily moved away.
The wisest and the best of men, nay, the wisest and best of their actions, may be rendered ridiculous by a person whose first object in life is a joke.
Yes," replied Darcy, who could contain himself no longer, "but that was when I first knew her; for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance.
I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love!- Elizabeth Bennet
Know your own happiness.
Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.
The pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
There are certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are of pretty woman to deserve them.
Every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required.
She is probably by this time as tired of me, as I am of her; but as she is too Polite and I am too civil to say so, our letters are still as frequent and affectionate as ever, and our Attachment as firm and sincere as when it first commenced.