Jane Austen Quotes

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. – Jane Austen

I declare, after all, there is no enjoyment like reading! – Jane Austen

A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. – Jane Austen

Selfishness must always be forgiven, you know, because there is no hope of a cure. – Jane Austen

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. – Jane Austen

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. – Jane Austen

Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings. – Jane Austen

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. – Jane Austen

A woman, especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. – Jane Austen

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering. – Jane Austen

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. – Jane Austen

I have been used to consider poetry as the _food_ of love. – Jane Austen

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

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

A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. – Jane Austen

Jane Austen Quotes part 2

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. – Jane Austen

I pay very little regard…to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. – Jane Austen

I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other. – Jane Austen

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like! – Jane Austen

I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other. – Jane Austen

We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him. – Jane Austen

There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. – Jane Austen

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

I have been used to consider poetry as the _food_ of love. – Jane Austen

Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. – Jane Austen

I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. – Jane Austen

I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve. – Jane Austen

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. – Jane Austen

A woman, especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. – Jane Austen

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. – Jane Austen

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering. – Jane Austen

I pay very little regard…to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. – Jane Austen

Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. – Jane Austen

We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him. – Jane Austen

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

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. – Jane Austen

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

Misery such as mine has no pride. – Jane Austen

I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve. – Jane Austen

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. – Jane Austen

Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. – Jane Austen

One can only assume that a lady who says no to a man’s proposal is an utter fool. – 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. – Jane Austen

There is no such thing as a simple friend. – Jane Austen

I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. – Jane Austen