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Mother Quotes by Jane Austen
- We met Dr. Hall in such deep mourning that either his mother, his wife, or himself must be dead.
- Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life she had had two sons; but the crime and annihilation of…
- I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister, and the insolence of his mother; and have suffered the punishment of an attachment,…
- An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see…
- You think me foolish to call instruction a torment, but if you had been as much used as myself to hear poor little children first…
- A mother would have been always present. A mother would have been a constant friend; her influence would have been beyond all other.
- Ah, mother! How do you do?' said he, giving her a hearty shake of the hand; 'Where did you get that quiz of a hat?…
- I take no leave of you, Miss Bennet: I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.
- She knew that what Marianne and her mother conjectured one moment, they believed the next: that with them, to wish was to hope, and to…
- I particularly recollect your saying one night, after they had been dining at Netherfield, 'SHE a beauty!--I should as soon call her mother a wit.'…
- From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. - Your mother will never see you again if you do not…
More Mother Quotes
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist,… — Chinua Achebe
- Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was when I was not one. — Margaret Atwood
- Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were the consequences… — Margaret Atwood
- Poverty is the mother of crime. — Marcus Aurelius
- Those of us who can remember our childhoods will recall how ardently we relished the moment of the bedtime story, when our… — Paul Auster
- My mother always said I must be part Mongolian because of my lotus-pale complexion and squid-ink black hair. — Diane Ackerman
- It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of… — Teresa of Avila
- I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this… — Teresa of Avila
- There's huge, massive mother ships going up to the Yukon. They've been filmed and are on video. — Dan Aykroyd
- My parents were divorced when I was a young teenager, and I was raised by a single mother after that. So, I… — Michele Bachmann