Jane Austen Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jane Austen.

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works are considered some of the greatest classics of English literature. She is known for her witty and insightful portrayals of 18th-century English society. Austen's writing style, characterized by her keen observations and subtle humor, continues to captivate readers worldwide.

Born in Steventon, Hampshire, Austen was the seventh of eight children in a close-knit family. She began writing at a young age, honing her skills in the vibrant literary culture of her time. Austen's first completed novel, "Sense and Sensibility," was published anonymously in 1811, followed by "Pride and Prejudice" in 1813, which has since become one of her most beloved works.

Austen's novels revolve around themes of love, marriage, class, and the constraints placed on women during the Georgian era. Her novels capture the complexities of human relationships and the intricacies of societal norms with remarkable realism and sharp social commentary.

Despite achieving modest success during her lifetime, Austen's reputation as a literary genius grew after her death. Her other notable works include "Mansfield Park," "Emma," "Northanger Abbey," and "Persuasion."

Jane Austen's enduring legacy lies in her ability to create vivid characters and portray social dynamics with perceptive wit. Her novels continue to be celebrated for their timeless themes and engaging storytelling, making her one of the most influential writers in English literature.

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness d

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations.

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.

Business, you know, may bring you money, but friendship hard

Business, you know, may bring you money, but friendship hardly ever does.

...from politics, it was an easy step to silence.

...from politics, it was an easy step to silence.

...the more I know of the world, the more I am convinced tha

...the more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own stor

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.

It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances

It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances have been known of young people passing many, many months successively without being at any ball of any description, and no material injury accrue either to body or mind; but when a beginning is made -- when the felicities of rapid motion have once been, though slightly, felt -- it must be a very heavy set that does not ask for more.

From politics it was an easy step to silence.

From politics it was an easy step to silence.

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering.

She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I

She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.

Love Mr Darcy Elizabeth Bennett

I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine

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.

Men Feminism Equality Reason Independence Flattery Hypocrisy Empowerment Gender Rationality Misogyny Double Standards Clichs

Poor woman! She probably thought change of air might agree w

Poor woman! She probably thought change of air might agree with many of her children.

Humor Funny Motherhood Kids

We do not suffer by accident.

We do not suffer by accident.

Suffering Accident

Ms. Bennett, do you know who I am? I am not accustomed to be

Ms. Bennett, do you know who I am? I am not accustomed to being spoken to in such a manner.

Humor Funny Movie Quote

Cu siguranta, nu-l ura. Nu, ura trecuse cu mult timp in urma

Cu siguranta, nu-l ura. Nu, ura trecuse cu mult timp in urma si cam tot de atunci se nascuse senzatia de rusine pentru ca avusese fata de el un sentiment care s-ar fi putut numi astfel. Respetul fata de el, generat de credinta ca avea calitati de pret, desi cu greu acceptat la inceput, incetase de la un timp a-l mai considera in neconcordanta cu simtamintele ei, iar acum respectul acesta crescuse, se modificase, devenise un soi de prietenie, datorita marturiilor ce-i fusesera atat de favorabile si datorita luminii atat de bune in care se plasase in ziua aceea. [...] Il respecta, il stima, ii era recunoscatoare, ii dorea numai binele, ar fi vrut doar sa stie cat dorea el ca binele acela sa fie legat de ea si in ce masura ar fi fost spre fericirea amandurora sa-si foloseasca puterile, pe care-si imagina ca inca le mai are, pentru a-l face sa-si reinnoiasca cererea.

Respect Iubire Mandrie Prejudecata Ura

What wild imaginations one forms where dear self is concerne

What wild imaginations one forms where dear self is concerned! How sure to be mistaken!

Imagination Self

[Mrs. Allen was] never satisfied with the day unless she spe

[Mrs. Allen was] never satisfied with the day unless she spent the chief of it by the side of Mrs. Thorpe, in what they called conversation, but in which there was scarcely ever any exchange of opinion, and not often any resemblance of subject, for Mrs. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children, and Mrs. Allen of her gowns.

Humorous

This was a lucky recollection -- it saved her from something

This was a lucky recollection -- it saved her from something like regret.

Humor Funny Literary Wit

She certainly did not hate him. No; hatred had vanished long

She certainly did not hate him. No; hatred had vanished long ago, and she had almost as long been ashamed of ever feeling a dislike against him, that could be so called. The respect created by the conviction of his valuable qualities, though at first unwillingly admitted, had for some time ceased to be repugnant to her feelings; and it was now heightened into somewhat of a friendlier nature, by the testimony so highly in his favour, and bringing forward his disposition in so amiable a light, which yesterday had produced. But above all, above respect and esteem, there was a motive within her of good will which could not be overlooked. It was gratitude.--Gratitude not merely for having once loved her, but for loving her still well enough, to forgive all the petulance and acrimony of her manner in rejecting him, and all the unjust accusations accompanying her rejection. He who, she had been persuaded, would avoid her as his greatest enemy, seemed, on this accidental meeting, most eager to preserve the acquaintance, and without any indelicate display of regard, or any peculiarity of manner, where their two selves only were concerned, was soliciting the good opinion of her friends, and bent on making her known to his sister. Such a change in a man of so much pride, excited not only astonishment but gratitude--for to love, ardent love, it must be attributed; and as such its impression on her was of a sort to be encouraged, as by no means unpleasing, though it could not exactly be defined.

Love Romance