Humility Quote by Jane Austen

“Very well, sir. A woman's opinion, however humble she may be, is always worth listening to, if she's got any sense...If you put yourself…

— Émile Zola

“And this I set down as a positive truth. A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry WHOM SHE LIKES.…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

“...I have no pretension whatever of that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man. I would rather be paid the compliment…

— Jane Austen

“...Other women I can flatter and praise – but to you, I must tell the truth...”

— John Geddes

“Dedicated to: You. You were a total gentleman and a relief. And I believe that joy becomes you - you most certainly deserve it.”

— J.R.Ward

“He has that quiet deference, that look of pleased, attentive interest, in listening to a woman, which, say what we may, we can none…

— Wilkie Collins

“He never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise…

— Louisa May Alcott

“By her stare, this woman settled a solemn awe upon my heart, and I was frightened by the degree to which I felt humbled…

— Dean Koontz

“And now I knew myself to be generous with encouragement only when I either did not want the thing the other person sought or…

— Curtis Sittenfield

“Your woman’s satisfaction is mandatory, and any man who thinks otherwise is less than a man.”

— Mz. Robinson

“Throughout her life, she behaved as if she had never heard anyone suggest that a woman couldn't do entirely as she pleased.”

— Francine Prose

“She had received ideas which disposed her to be courteous and kind to all, and to pity every one, as being less happy than…

— Jane Austen