Quote by Jane Austen

Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you.

Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his lo

Summary

This quote challenges the stereotype that men easily forget and move on from love. It declares that the speaker, often assumed to be a man, has only loved the person they are addressing, implying a deep and lasting love. By denying the notion that men's love fades quickly, the quote emphasizes the significance and enduring nature of their feelings, suggesting a commitment and dedication that surpasses gender-based expectations.

Topics

Love Anne Eliot Captain Wentworth

By Jane Austen

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doub

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in ge

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

Thomas Jefferson

Confidence Mankind Commonsense

The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heape

The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man (Muhammad) are disgraceful to ourselves only.

Religion History Islam Lies Muhammad Hoax

What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more i

What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more important than those you put in.

Simone de Beauvoir

Truth Importance Diaries Omissions

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.

Robert Mapplethorpe

Art

She looked as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth --or

She looked as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth --or anywhere else.

Else Lanchester

Innocence

To make a statement that one knows is false is more honest t

To make a statement that one knows is false is more honest than to make a statement that one knows is true.

Truth Paradox Lies

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learn

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone's commitment and intelligence.

Margaret J. Wheatley

Intelligence

As a work of art it has the same status as a long conversati

As a work of art it has the same status as a long conversation between two not very bright drunks.

Criticism

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which, before their unio

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which, before their union, were not perceived to have any relation.

Humor

I'm the one who's dating the craft-service guy instead of th

I'm the one who's dating the craft-service guy instead of the producer. Plus, if a producer is going to date a hot young thing, I'm probably not the first person on their list - the weird, quirky, funny girl.

Whitney Cummings

Dating

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Patriotism