Jane Austen Quotes

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Jane Austen Quotes

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.
Born: December 16, 1775, Steventon, United Kingdom
Died: July 18, 1817, Winchester, United Kingdom

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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

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My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company. Jane Austen

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Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.

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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

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General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

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My sore throats are always worse than anyone's. Jane Austen

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It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?

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Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

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The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.

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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former, and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter.

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A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

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There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.

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It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. Jane Austen