English Quotes
260 quotes in this collection
"We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be. A grounded truth behind personal boundaries and social graces."
-- Jane Austen"Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. Let this elegant wisdom guide your daily interactions."
-- Jane Austen"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. This remains a brilliant observation of high society."
-- Jane Austen"Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. Such is the witty perspective of classic English literature."
-- Jane Austen"Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature. This timeless wisdom still echoes across modern romance."
-- Jane Austen"Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience - or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope. An enduring thought on navigating love, pride, and prejudice."
-- Jane Austen"It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do. This powerful statement captures the essence of human nature."
-- Jane Austen"Nothing ever fatigues me, but doing what I do not like. A practical insight that speaks directly to everyday character."
-- Jane Austen"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. This timeless wisdom still echoes across modern romance."
-- Jane Austen"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. An enduring thought on navigating love, pride, and prejudice."
-- Jane Austen"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. This powerful statement captures the essence of human nature."
-- Jane Austen"I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun. A practical insight that speaks directly to everyday character."
-- Jane Austen"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. Words of inspiration and resilience tailored for the observant mind."
-- Jane Austen"My good opinion once lost is lost forever. A grounded truth behind personal boundaries and social graces."
-- Jane Austen"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. Let this elegant wisdom guide your daily interactions."
-- Jane Austen"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. This remains a brilliant observation of high society."
-- Jane Austen"You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure. Such is the witty perspective of classic English literature."
-- Jane Austen"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. Such is the witty perspective of classic English literature."
-- Jane Austen"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. This remains a brilliant observation of high society."
-- Jane Austen
