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Falling in love3 quotes
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. — Jane Austen · 1813I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun. — Jane Austen · 1813A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment. — Jane Austen · 1813Misanthropy3 quotes
The sooner every party breaks up, the better. — Jane Austen · 1816The folly of people's not staying comfortably at home when they can!... Five dull hours in another man's house, with nothing to say or to hear that was not said and heard yesterday, and may not be said and heard again to-morrow... Four horses and four servants taken out for nothing but to convey five idle, shivering creatures into colder rooms and worse company than they might have had at home. — Jane Austen · 1816I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. — Jane Austen · 1798Books2 quotes
There is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — Jane Austen · 1813If a book is well written, I always find it too short. — Jane Austen · 1817Forgiveness2 quotes
You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing. — Jane Austen · 1813I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. — Jane Austen · 1813Marriage2 quotes
Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and, however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want. — Jane Austen · 1813Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. — Jane Austen · 1813Men and women2 quotes
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. — Jane Austen · 1813One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. — Jane Austen · 1816Parties2 quotes
The sooner every party breaks up, the better. — Jane Austen · 1816The folly of people's not staying comfortably at home when they can!... Five dull hours in another man's house, with nothing to say or to hear that was not said and heard yesterday, and may not be said and heard again to-morrow... Four horses and four servants taken out for nothing but to convey five idle, shivering creatures into colder rooms and worse company than they might have had at home. — Jane Austen · 1816Pride2 quotes
I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. — Jane Austen · 1813Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us. — Jane Austen · 1813Being in love1 quote
I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun. — Jane Austen · 1813Cities1 quote
We do not look in great cities for our best morality. — Jane Austen · 1814Connecting with others1 quote
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others. — Jane Austen · 1811Custom and convention1 quote
One man’s ways may be as good as another’s, but we all like our own best. — Jane Austen · 1817Dancing1 quote
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. — Jane Austen · 1813Debbie Downer1 quote
Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. — Jane Austen · 1816Gender relations1 quote
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. — Jane Austen · 1816Going for it1 quote
Why not seize the pleasure at once?-How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! — Jane Austen · 1815Happiness1 quote
Why not seize the pleasure at once?-How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! — Jane Austen · 1815Happiness in marriage1 quote
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. — Jane Austen · 1813Having fun1 quote
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn? — Jane Austen · 1813Infatuation1 quote
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment. — Jane Austen · 1813Introversion1 quote
The folly of people's not staying comfortably at home when they can!... Five dull hours in another man's house, with nothing to say or to hear that was not said and heard yesterday, and may not be said and heard again to-morrow... Four horses and four servants taken out for nothing but to convey five idle, shivering creatures into colder rooms and worse company than they might have had at home. — Jane Austen · 1816Memory1 quote
Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure. — Jane Austen · 1813Men1 quote
What are men to rocks and mountains? — Jane Austen · 1813Missed opportunities1 quote
Why not seize the pleasure at once?-How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! — Jane Austen · 1815Money and happiness1 quote
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. It certainly may secure all the myrtle and turkey part of it. — Jane Austen · 1814Morality1 quote
We do not look in great cities for our best morality. — Jane Austen · 1814Nature1 quote
What are men to rocks and mountains? — Jane Austen · 1813Personal chemistry1 quote
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others. — Jane Austen · 1811Purpose of life1 quote
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn? — Jane Austen · 1813Reading1 quote
There is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — Jane Austen · 1813