I would have everybody marry if they can do it properly: I do not like to have people throw themselves away; but everybody should marry as soon as they can do it to advantage.
Jane Austen
Marriage, Relationships, Advice, Love, Social Expectations, Practicality
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“Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.” Jane Austen
Solitude Comfort, Personal Reflection, Thoughtful Life, Inner Company, Self-reliance, Intellectual Solitude
Jane Austen Solitude Comfort, Personal Reflection, Thoughtful Life, Inner Company, Self-reliance, Intellectual Solitude“But to live in ignorance on such a point was impossible.” Jane Austen
Ignorance Challenge, Knowledge Required, Impossible Situation, Truth, Learning, Awareness
Jane Austen Ignorance Challenge, Knowledge Required, Impossible Situation, Truth, Learning, Awareness“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.” Jane Austen
Weather Humor, Daily Struggles, Elegant Complaints, Heat, Humor, Inelegance
Jane Austen Weather Humor, Daily Struggles, Elegant Complaints, Heat, Humor, Inelegance“I leave it to be settled, by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience.” Jane Austen
Parental Authority, Family, Relationships, Generational Conflict, Parenting, Authority
Jane Austen Parental Authority, Family, Relationships, Generational Conflict, Parenting, Authority“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“If I could not be persuaded into doing what I thought wrong, I will never be tricked into it.” Jane Austen
Strong Principles, Moral Strength, Personal Integrity, Conviction, Decisions, Integrity
Jane Austen Strong Principles, Moral Strength, Personal Integrity, Conviction, Decisions, Integrity“Let no one presume to give the feelings of a young woman on receiving the assurance of that affection of which she has scarcely allowed herself to entertain a hope.” Jane Austen
Young Affection, Hopeful Love, Emotional Sensitivity, Affection, Hope, Sensitivity
Jane Austen Young Affection, Hopeful Love, Emotional Sensitivity, Affection, Hope, Sensitivity“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“Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.” Jane Austen
Foolish Surprises, Inconvenient Pleasure, Unexpected Outcomes, Disappointment, Reality, Wisdom
Jane Austen Foolish Surprises, Inconvenient Pleasure, Unexpected Outcomes, Disappointment, Reality, Wisdom“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.” Jane Austen
Unyielding Courage, Defiant Stubbornness, Personal Strength, Courage, Stubbornness, Strength
Jane Austen Unyielding Courage, Defiant Stubbornness, Personal Strength, Courage, Stubbornness, Strength“I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.” Jane Austen
Self-determination, Personal Happiness, Independent Choices, Emotional Independence, Self-awareness, Life Purpose
Jane Austen Self-determination, Personal Happiness, Independent Choices, Emotional Independence, Self-awareness, Life Purpose“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 very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does. And men take care that they should.” Jane Austen
Vanity, Self-deception, Admiration, Ego, Women, Men
Jane Austen Vanity, Self-deception, Admiration, Ego, Women, Men“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“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.” Jane Austen
Open Communication, Simple Wisdom, Calm Acceptance, Listening, Communication, Understanding
Jane Austen Open Communication, Simple Wisdom, Calm Acceptance, Listening, Communication, Understanding“Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.” Jane Austen
Conventional Wisdom, Popular Belief, General Consensus, Wisdom, Belief, Consensus
Jane Austen Conventional Wisdom, Popular Belief, General Consensus, Wisdom, Belief, Consensus“Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste it’s fragrance on the desert air.” Jane Austen
Unseen Beauty, Wasted Potential, Flower Metaphor, Nature, Life, Sadness
Jane Austen Unseen Beauty, Wasted Potential, Flower Metaphor, Nature, Life, Sadness“Success supposes endeavour.” Jane Austen
Effortful Success, Achievement Drive, Persistent Effort, Success, Drive, Effort
Jane Austen Effortful Success, Achievement Drive, Persistent Effort, Success, Drive, Effort