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Jane Austen Quotes - Page 22

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I do not like to have people throw themselves away; but everybody should marry as soon as they can do it to advantage.

I do not like to have people throw themselves away; but everybody should marry as soon as they can do it to advantage.

People, Advantage, Should

Jane Austen (1867). “Mansfield Park: A Novel”, p.43, Bronson Tweed Publishing

You must really begin to harden yourself to the idea of being worth looking at.

Ideas, Mansfield Park

Jane Austen (1867). “Mansfield Park: A Novel”, p.186, Bronson Tweed Publishing

Trusting that you will some time or other do me greater justice than you can do now.

Justice, Can Do, Greater

Jane Austen (1841). “Emma: A Novel”, p.336

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Sister, Brother, Sibling

Jane Austen (2007). “The Complete Novels of Jane Austen”, p.487, Wordsworth Editions

To be claimed as a good, though in an improper style, is at least better than being rejected as no good at all.

Style, Rejected

Jane Austen (2005). “Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1”, p.502, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

Reflection must be reserved for solitary hours; whenever she was alone, she gave way to it as the greatest relief; and not a day went by without a solitary walk, in which she might indulge in all the delight of unpleasant recollections.

Reflection, Indulge In, Relief

Jane Austen (1946). “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”, p.128, PDFreeBooks.org

We do not look in great cities for our best morality.

Pregnancy, Cities, Looks

"The Complete Novels".

There is something in the eloquence of the pulpit, when it is really eloquence, which is entitled to the highest praise and honour. The preacher who can touch and affect such an heterogeneous mass of hearers, on subjects limited, and long worn thread-bare in all common hands; who can say any thing new or striking, any thing that rouses the attention, without offending the taste, or wearing out the feelings of his hearers, is a man whom one could not (in his public capacity) honour enough.

Men, Hands, Offending

Marianne Dashwood was born to an extraordinary fate. She was born to discover the falsehood of her own opinions, and to counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims.

Fate, Opinion, Favourite

Jane Austen (2007). “The Complete Novels of Jane Austen”, p.230, Wordsworth Editions

You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve.

Fate, People, Unhappy

Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (2011). “Jane Austen's Letters”, p.32, Oxford University Press

My object then," replied Darcy, "was to show you, by every civility in my power, that I was not so mean as to resent the past; and I hoped to obtain your forgiveness, to lessen your ill opinion, by letting you see that your reproofs had been attended to. How soon any other wishes introduced themselves I can hardly tell, but I believe in about half an hour after I had seen you.

Believe, Mean, Pride

Jane Austen (2015). “Jane Austen Collection: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion and More”, p.728, Xist Publishing

This sweetest and best of all creatures, faultless in spite of all her faults.

Faults, Spite, Sweetest

Jane Austen (2008). “Emma: By Jane Austen”, p.557, MobileReference

They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of each were overspread with the deepest blush. He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immoveable from surprise; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect composure, at least of perfect civility.

Party, Eye, Sight

Jane Austen (2016). “Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated)”, p.201, Full Moon Publications

But to live in ignorance on such a point was impossible.

Ignorance, Impossible

Jane Austen (2016). “Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated)”, p.250, Full Moon Publications

I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins to lose somewhat of its value in our eyes.

Eye, Blessing, Perfect

Her mind was all disorder. The past, present, future, every thing was terrible.

Past, Mind, Disorder

Jane Austen (2014). “Jane Austen Collection: illustrated - 6 eBooks and 140+ illustrations”, p.777, Ageless Reads

I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister, and the insolence of his mother; and have suffered the punishment of an attachment, without enjoying its advantages.

Mother, Attachment, Punishment

Jane Austen (2006). “8 Books in 1: Jane Austen's Complete Novels. Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Lady Susan, and Love an”, p.92, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever.

Agony, Soul, Feelings

Jane Austen (2007). “The Complete Novels of Jane Austen”, p.1372, Wordsworth Editions

Lady Middleton ... exerted herself to ask Mr. Palmer if there was any news in the paper. 'No, none at all,' he replied, and read on.

Men, News, Paper

there is not the least wit in my nature. I am a very matter of fact, plain spoken being, and may blunder on the borders of a repartee for half an hour together without striking it out.

Together, Borders, Half

Jane Austen (2005). “Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1”, p.219, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

to hope was to expect

Jane Austen (2015). “Sense and Sensibility: Ignatius Critical Editions”, p.332, Ignatius Press

And to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading.

Reading, Mind, Add

Jane Austen (2008). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.54, Waking Lion Press

A man always imagines a woman to be ready for anybody who asks her.

Men, Imagine, Ready

Jane Austen (1816). “Emma: A Novel. In Three Volumes”, p.125

May I ask you what these questions tend?' 'Merely to the illustration of your character,' said she, endeavouring to shake off her gravity. 'I am trying to make it out.' 'And what is your success?' She shook her head. 'I do not get on at all. I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly.

Character, Illustration, Trying

Jane Austen (2006). “The Complete Novels: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.327, Penguin

Time, time will heal the wound.

Heal, Wounds

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