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’s Quotes On Topics
Family Size | Reserved Love | Selfless Love | Mutual Understanding | Unbridgeable Divide | Intimate Connection | Inner Peace | Contrast | Compassion | Joy | Prideful Character | Emotional Age | Inner Struggle | Practical Concerns | Pursuit | Pollution | Sensible Character | Pleasantness | Joy And Hope | Clarity | More
More Jane Austen Quotes
“If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.” Jane Austen
Adventure, Independence, Travel, Women’s Roles, Personal Growth, Exploration
Jane Austen Adventure, Independence, Travel, Women’s Roles, Personal Growth, Exploration“I mean to be too rich to lament or to feel anything of the sort. A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. It certainly may secure all the myrtle and turkey part of it.” Jane Austen
Wealth, Happiness, Riches, Income, Security, Luxury
Jane Austen Wealth, Happiness, Riches, Income, Security, Luxury“Run mad as often as you choose, but do not faint!” Jane Austen
Spontaneity, Bold Action, Uncontrolled Freedom, Personal Resolve, Mental Endurance, Carefree Spirit
Jane Austen Spontaneity, Bold Action, Uncontrolled Freedom, Personal Resolve, Mental Endurance, Carefree Spirit“Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never.” Jane Austen
Compliments, Surprise, Difference, Expectations, Compliments, Surprise
Jane Austen Compliments, Surprise, Difference, Expectations, Compliments, Surprise“My characters shall have, after a little trouble, all that they desire.” Jane Austen
Character Creation, Fiction Writing, Desire Fulfillment, Creative Control, Plot Development, Story Outcomes
Jane Austen Character Creation, Fiction Writing, Desire Fulfillment, Creative Control, Plot Development, Story Outcomes“Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.” Jane Austen
Marriage, Opposition, Understanding, Relationship, Husband, Wife
Jane Austen Marriage, Opposition, Understanding, Relationship, Husband, Wife“I am not afraid; for though I am the youngest, I’m the tallest.” Jane Austen
Confidence, Youth, Self-Assurance, Comparison, Personal Strength, Growth
Jane Austen Confidence, Youth, Self-Assurance, Comparison, Personal Strength, Growth“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“I walk: I prefer walking.” Jane Austen
Love For Walking, Simple Pleasures, Health And Activity, Nature Walks, Serenity, Preference
Jane Austen Love For Walking, Simple Pleasures, Health And Activity, Nature Walks, Serenity, Preference“You have qualities which I had not before supposed to exist in such a degree in any human creature. You have some touches of the angel in you.” Jane Austen
Human Virtues, Admiration And Surprise, Emotional Depth, Qualities, Angel, Perfection
Jane Austen Human Virtues, Admiration And Surprise, Emotional Depth, Qualities, Angel, Perfection“Where people are really attached, poverty itself is wealth.” Jane Austen
Love Over Riches, Emotional Wealth, Deep Connections, Poverty, Attachment, Wealth
Jane Austen Love Over Riches, Emotional Wealth, Deep Connections, Poverty, Attachment, Wealth“Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you.” Jane Austen
Love, Gender Differences, Emotional Depth, Relationships, Loyalty, Passion
Jane Austen Love, Gender Differences, Emotional Depth, Relationships, Loyalty, Passion“Everybody’s heart is open, you know, when they have recently escaped from severe pain, or are recovering the blessing of health.” Jane Austen
Healing, Emotional Recovery, Compassion, Health And Wellness, Vulnerability, Human Nature
Jane Austen Healing, Emotional Recovery, Compassion, Health And Wellness, Vulnerability, Human Nature“We are all fools in love.” Jane Austen
Romantic Foolishness, Universal Truth, Love’s Nature, Foolishness, Truth, Nature
Jane Austen Romantic Foolishness, Universal Truth, Love’s Nature, Foolishness, Truth, Nature“I do regard her as one who is too modest for the world in general to be aware of half her accomplishments, and too highly accomplished for modesty to be natural of any other woman.” Jane Austen
Hidden Talent, Exceptional Modesty, Unique Virtue, Talent, Modesty, Virtue
Jane Austen Hidden Talent, Exceptional Modesty, Unique Virtue, Talent, Modesty, Virtue“Far be it from me, my dear sister, to depreciate such pleasures. They would doubtless be congenial with the generality of female minds. But I confess they would have no charms for me. I should infinitely prefer a book.” Jane Austen
Literature, Personal Preferences, Social Pleasures, Gender Roles, Books, Family
Jane Austen Literature, Personal Preferences, Social Pleasures, Gender Roles, Books, Family“It does not appear to me that my hand is unworthy your acceptance, or that the establishment I can offer would be any other than highly desirable.” Jane Austen
Confident Proposal, Personal Worth, Romantic Offering, Proposal, Worth, Offering
Jane Austen Confident Proposal, Personal Worth, Romantic Offering, Proposal, Worth, Offering“I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I never can have your happiness.” Jane Austen
Happiness, Disposition, Goodness, Happiness, Love, Contentment
Jane Austen Happiness, Disposition, Goodness, Happiness, Love, Contentment“A single woman with a very narrow income must be a ridiculous, disagreeable old maid - the proper sport of boys and girls; but a single woman of good fortune is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as anybody else.” Jane Austen
Economic Independence, Social Perception, Fortunate Freedom, Independence, Perception, Freedom
Jane Austen Economic Independence, Social Perception, Fortunate Freedom, Independence, Perception, Freedom