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
Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor
With women, the heart argues, not the mind.
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.
There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.
She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.
I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.
In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
A single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else.
There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.
She is loveliness itself.
It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage.
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.
None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.