An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.
Jane Austen
Unhappy Choice, Parental Decision, Love Dilemma, Family, Marriage, Sacrifice
Jane Austen’s Quotes On Topics
Emotional Control | Amusement And Wit | Domestic Comfort | Humor | Life Despair | Trust Issues | Spirit | Crimes | Perception Humor | Social Pressure | Life Reflection | Spontaneity | Nostalgia | Reading | Fairness | Self-improvement | Power | Reasoning Dilemma | Retort | Compassionate Judgment | More
More Jane Austen Quotes
“Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.” Jane Austen
Humor, Opinions, Humor And Truth, Personality, Relationships, Persuasion
Jane Austen Humor, Opinions, Humor And Truth, Personality, Relationships, Persuasion“With women, the heart argues, not the mind.” Jane Austen
Emotions, Gender, Love, Heart, Relationships, Rationality
Jane Austen Emotions, Gender, Love, Heart, Relationships, Rationality“Marriage is indeed a maneuvering business.” Jane Austen
Marriage Strategy, Relationship Tactics, Social Maneuvering, Love, Union, Strategy
Jane Austen Marriage Strategy, Relationship Tactics, Social Maneuvering, Love, Union, Strategy“There is not one in a hundred of either sex who is not taken in when they marry.” Jane Austen
Marriage, Expectations, Relationships, Reality, Love, Disillusionment
Jane Austen Marriage, Expectations, Relationships, Reality, Love, Disillusionment“Where the waters do agree, it is quite wonderful the relief they give.” Jane Austen
Natural Harmony, Emotional Comfort, Water Symbolism, Agreement, Relief, Wonder
Jane Austen Natural Harmony, Emotional Comfort, Water Symbolism, Agreement, Relief, Wonder“Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.” Jane Austen
Domestic Comfort, Culinary Joy, Simple Pleasures, Happiness, Comfort, Pie
Jane Austen Domestic Comfort, Culinary Joy, Simple Pleasures, Happiness, Comfort, Pie“Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.” Jane Austen
Imagination, Creativity, Freedom, Imagination, Creativity, Freedom
Jane Austen Imagination, Creativity, Freedom, Imagination, Creativity, Freedom“What praise is more valuable than the praise of an intelligent servant?” Jane Austen
Praise, Servant, Intelligence, Value, Respect, Admiration
Jane Austen Praise, Servant, Intelligence, Value, Respect, Admiration“How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.” Jane Austen
Irony Cleverness, Humble Wisdom, Self-awareness, Humor, Wit, Insight
Jane Austen Irony Cleverness, Humble Wisdom, Self-awareness, Humor, Wit, Insight“None but a woman can teach the science of herself.” Jane Austen
Self-knowledge, Womanhood, Identity, Self, Knowledge, Identity
Jane Austen Self-knowledge, Womanhood, Identity, Self, Knowledge, Identity“And to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading.” Jane Austen
Intellectual Growth, Personal Development, Education Value, Reading, Knowledge, Improvement
Jane Austen Intellectual Growth, Personal Development, Education Value, Reading, Knowledge, Improvement“Every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required.” Jane Austen
Reason Over Emotion, Balanced Effort, Practical Approach, Emotion, Reason, Effort
Jane Austen Reason Over Emotion, Balanced Effort, Practical Approach, Emotion, Reason, Effort“Elinor agreed with it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.” Jane Austen
Agreement, Opposition, Rationality, Thinking, Decision, Opposition
Jane Austen Agreement, Opposition, Rationality, Thinking, Decision, Opposition“Portable property is happiness in a pocketbook.” Jane Austen
Portable Wealth, Pocket Happiness, Financial Comfort, Materialism, Success, Money
Jane Austen Portable Wealth, Pocket Happiness, Financial Comfort, Materialism, Success, Money“You must be the best judge of your own happiness.” Jane Austen
Happiness, Self-judgment, Contentment, Happiness, Self, Judgment
Jane Austen Happiness, Self-judgment, Contentment, Happiness, Self, Judgment“We live at home, quiet, confined, and our feelings prey upon us.” Jane Austen
Isolation, Emotions, Personal Reflection, Home Life, Mental Struggles, Loneliness
Jane Austen Isolation, Emotions, Personal Reflection, Home Life, Mental Struggles, Loneliness“What wild imaginations one forms where dear self is concerned! How sure to be mistaken!” Jane Austen
Self-deception, Wild Thoughts, Imagination Error, Personal Illusions, Ego Misconceptions, Unreal Expectations
Jane Austen Self-deception, Wild Thoughts, Imagination Error, Personal Illusions, Ego Misconceptions, Unreal Expectations“It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage.” Jane Austen
Marriage Offers, Gender Roles, Incomprehension, Marriage, Rejection, Offers
Jane Austen Marriage Offers, Gender Roles, Incomprehension, Marriage, Rejection, Offers“It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances have been known of young people passing many, many months successively without being at any ball of any description, and no material injury accrue either to body or mind.” Jane Austen
Dancing Alternatives, Social Traditions, Practical Observations, Dancing, Body, Mind
Jane Austen Dancing Alternatives, Social Traditions, Practical Observations, Dancing, Body, Mind