Quote by Jane Austen

Everybody is taken in at some period or another. [...] In marriage especially. [...] There is not one in a hundred of either sex, who is not taken in when they marry. Look where I will, I see that it is so; and I feel that it must be so, when I consider that it is, of all transactions, the one in which people expect most from others, and are least honest with themselves.

Everybody is taken in at some period or another. [...] In ma

Summary

This quote suggests that almost everyone, at some point in their lives, falls for deception or illusion, particularly when it comes to marriage. The quote argues that very few people enter into marriage without being deceived in some way, highlighting a lack of honesty both towards oneself and towards others. The author believes that this is a result of the high expectations people have from their partners in a marriage, which often leads them to overlook certain truths or flaws.

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