Quote by Jane Austen

But I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures. We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days.

But I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and

Summary

In this quote, the speaker expresses their dislike for someone's patronizing and condescending attitude towards women. They argue against the notion of treating women as delicate and fragile beings, pointing out that women are rational individuals capable of dealing with life's challenges and complexities. The speaker emphasizes that everyone, including women, understands that life is not always easy, and nobody expects constant smooth sailing.

Topics

Romance Literature Classics

By Jane Austen

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

ESPN has this problem with sports, it's impossible to fill 2

ESPN has this problem with sports, it's impossible to fill 24 hours with sports programming so they have to resort to things like poker and arm wrestling tournaments.

Sports

We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are.

We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are.

Perception

My wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without

My wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without her mother, and her mother will go anywhere.

Relatives

Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change -

Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.

Change

My Dad is my hero.

My Dad is my hero.

Harry Connick, Jr.

Dad

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

Intelligence

I'm not a money manager, but I can tell you what the convent

I'm not a money manager, but I can tell you what the conventional wisdom is. The younger you are, the more risk you can take on.

Maria Bartiromo

Wisdom

I just spend my money on the essentials. Just basically food

I just spend my money on the essentials. Just basically food and shelter.

Food

It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no m

It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no more lousy hope left. You know you're caught, caught at last like a rat with all the world on its back. And the only thing left to do is shout -- not moan, or complain, but yell out at the top of your voice whatever it was you had to say. What you've never said before. What perhaps you don't even know till now.

Tragedy

For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other

For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over the weak, the vacillating, inconsistent good.

William Wordsworth

Defeat

Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.

Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.

Bertrand Russell

Peace Philosophy Inspirational Humanism

Some people see the cup as half empty. Some people see the c

Some people see the cup as half empty. Some people see the cup as half full. I see the cup as too large.

Perception