“To be distinguished for elegance and accomplishments—the authorised object of their youth—could have had no useful influence that way, no moral effect… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“But her mind was so busily engaged, that she did not always know when she was silent.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“To come with a well-informed mind is to come with an inability of administering to the vanity of others, which a sensible… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“She longed to know what at the moment was passing in his mind, in what manner he thought of her, and whether,… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“and yet there is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give… — Jane AUsten Copy Share Image
“The World is pretty much divided between the weak of mind & the strong- between those who can act & those who… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“The delightful assurance of her total indifference towards Frank Churchill, of her having a heart completely disengaged from him, had given birth… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“For to be unaffected was all that a pretty girl could want to make her mind as captivating as her person.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“She longed to know what at the moment was passing in his mind--in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morland's personal and mental endowments, when about to be launched into all… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so effectual, possessed a strength of understanding, and coolness of judgment, which qualified her, though… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
To take a dislike to a young man, only because he appeared to be of a different disposition from himself, was unworthy… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
she was oppressed, she was overcome by her own felicity; and happily disposed as is the human mind to be easily familiarized… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“All badinage apart, I don't think you or I very likely to lose our gaiety or our peace of mind for any… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“...she ventured to recommend a larger allowance of prose in his daily study; and on being requested to particularise, mentioned such works… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“There was certainly at this moment, in Elizabeth's mind, a more gentle sensation towards the original, that she had ever felt in… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“but still, from family attachment and habit, and thorough excellence of mind, he had loved her, and watched over her from a… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“How earnestly did she then wish that her former opinions had been more reasonable, more moderate!” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“it is very well worth-while to be tormented for two or three years of one's life, for the sake of being able to read… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Everybody is taken in at some period or another. [...] In marriage especially. [...] There is not one in a hundred of either sex,… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
She knew that what Marianne and her mother conjectured one moment, they believed the next: that with them, to wish was to hope, and… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“…for I look upon the Frasers to be about as unhappy as most other married people.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“It raises my spleen more than any thing, to have the pretence of being asked, of being given a choice, and at the same… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
her spirits wanted the solitude and silence which only numbers could give. — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“...the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret. — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“I must tell you what you will not ask, though I may wish it unsaid the next moment” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
