Clever Quote by Jane Austen

“she had been interested in many things, but nothing had completely satisfied her; indeed, she hardly desired complete satisfaction. Her intellect was at the…

— Anton Chekhov

It was not in her nature, however, to increase her vexations by dwelling on them. She was confident of having performed her duty, and…

— Jane Austen

“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

“Because she had always been happy, she wanted everyone about her to be happy or, at least, pleased with themselves. To this end, she…

— Margaret Mitchell

She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they…

— Christina Rossetti

“And as for herself, if she could manage to welcome sorrow as readily as joy, it would shape her as deftly as joy could…

— Elizabeth Goudge

“She had lost her compassion for people and a thick crust of indifference had formed around her feelings - that disgust that afflicts the…

— Alaa Al Aswany

“Her work was all she had or wanted. But there were times, like tonight, when she felt that sudden, peculiar emptiness, which was not…

— Ayn

“She wanted to get some personal profit out of things, and she rejected as useless all that did not contribute to the immediate desires…

— Gustave Flaubert

“... unpacked her books, her sweet delight in happier days, and her soothing resource in the hours of moderate sorrow: but there were hours…

— Ann Radcliffe

She had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves… They belonged to her her and were…

— Kate Chopin

“He took it for granted that she was content; and she resented his settled calm, his serene dullness, the very happiness she herself brought…

— Gustave Flaubert