Family Quotes by Jane Austen

There are secrets in all families.

— Jane Austen

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

— Jane Austen

A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world.

— Jane Austen

A family of ten children will be always called a fine family, where there are heads and arms and legs enough for…

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I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these." - Mr. Darcy

— Jane Austen

“...by a young woman of inferior birth, of no importance in the world, and wholly unallied to the family!”

— Jane Austen

Family connexions were always worth preserving, good company always worth seeking.

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Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family…

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“To Elizabeth it appeared that, had her family made an agreement to expose themselves as much as they could during the evening,…

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“However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is…

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But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and…

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“excellent health herself. A family of ten children will be always called a fine family, where there are heads and arms and…

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“It makes me very nervous and poorly,to be thwarted so in my own family, and to have neighbours who think of themselves…

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“And with regard to the resentment of his family, or the indignation of the world, if the former were excited by his…

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“Had Elizabeth's opinion been all drawn from her own family, she could not have formed a very pleasing picture of conjugal felicity…

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“The contempt which she had, very early in their acquaintance, felt for her daughter-in-law, was very much increased by the farther knowledge…

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Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their…

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a…

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The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in…

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If you will thank me '' he replied let it be for yourself alone. That the wish of giving happiness to you…

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“It was some months before Sir Thomas’s consent could be received; but in the mean while, as no one felt a doubt…

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Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life she had had two sons; but the crime…

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“What a delightful library you have at Pemberley, Mr. Darcy!” “It ought to be good,” he replied, “it has been the work…

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“There was a numerous family; but the only two grown up, excepting Charles, were Henrietta and Louisa, young ladies of nineteen and…

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“The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in…

— Jane Austen

“Marianne, who had the knack of finding her way in every house to the library, however it might be avoided by the…

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“However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is…

— Jane Austen

“However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is…

— Jane Austen

“...And talking of the dear family party which would then be restored, of their mutual pursuits and cheerful society, as the only…

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“I do not think any young woman has a right to make a choice that may be disagreeable and inconvenient to the…

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“…how good Mrs. West could have written such books and collected so many hard works, with all her family cares, is still…

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“One cannot wonder that so very fine a young man, with family, fortune, everything in his favour, should think highly of himself.…

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“There was that constant communication which strong family affection would dictate; and though sisters, and living almost within sight of each other,…

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“but still, from family attachment and habit, and thorough excellence of mind, he had loved her, and watched over her from a…

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“Any difficulties posed by lack of rooms, space or even beds should never be permitted to interfere with the demands of hospitality…

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“And yet two thousand a year is a very moderate income,” said Marianne. “A family cannot well be maintained on a smaller.…

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“Elinor placed all that was astonishing in this way of acting to his mother's account; and it was happy for her that…

— Jane Austen

Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their…

— Jane Austen

But your mind is warped by an innate principle of general integrity, and, therefore, not accessible to the cool reasonings of family…

— Jane Austen