If I am wrong, I am doing what I believe to the right.
Jane Austen
Self-Reflection, Personal Integrity, Moral Compass, Decision Making, Beliefs, Accountability
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Fortune | Dream Fear | Large Family | Wealth Management | Role | Disagreement | Devotion | Single Women | Social Gathering | Social Pleasures | Meaningful Relationships | Symbolic Musings | Thinking | Empowerment | Personal Beliefs | Simplified Relationships | Romantic Feelings | Forgetting | Age Comforts | No Cure | More
More Jane Austen Quotes
“I do not cough for my own amusement.” Jane Austen
Defensive Wit, Illness Humor, Dry Sarcasm, Wit, Humor, Sarcasm
Jane Austen Defensive Wit, Illness Humor, Dry Sarcasm, Wit, Humor, Sarcasm“She was feeling, thinking, trembling about everything; agitated, happy, miserable, infinitely obliged, absolutely angry.” Jane Austen
Complex Emotions, Emotional Conflict, Character Depth, Feeling, Thinking, Agitation
Jane Austen Complex Emotions, Emotional Conflict, Character Depth, Feeling, Thinking, Agitation“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.” Jane Austen
Busy Nothings, Quick Succession, Life's Passage, Time, Reflection, Reality
Jane Austen Busy Nothings, Quick Succession, Life's Passage, Time, Reflection, Reality“There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions.” Jane Austen
Youthful Prejudices, Charm Of Youth, Open-Mindedness, Growth And Change, Innocence, Opinions
Jane Austen Youthful Prejudices, Charm Of Youth, Open-Mindedness, Growth And Change, Innocence, Opinions“I begin already to weigh my words and sentences more than I did, and am looking about for a sentiment, an illustration, or a metaphor in every corner of the room. Could my Ideas flow as fast as the rain in the Storecloset it would be charming.” Jane Austen
Thoughtful Writing, Creative Flow, Metaphorical Insight, Writing, Creativity, Insight
Jane Austen Thoughtful Writing, Creative Flow, Metaphorical Insight, Writing, Creativity, Insight“Now they were as strangers; nay worse than strangers, for they could never become acquainted.” Jane Austen
Strangers, Acquaintances, Relationship, Distance, Emotion, Estrangement
Jane Austen Strangers, Acquaintances, Relationship, Distance, Emotion, Estrangement“You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve.” Jane Austen
Letter Writing, Fate, Deserving, Communication, Expectations, Fate
Jane Austen Letter Writing, Fate, Deserving, Communication, Expectations, Fate“Angry people are not always wise.” Jane Austen
Anger Wisdom, Emotional Control, Temper Wisdom, Judgment, Anger, Wisdom
Jane Austen Anger Wisdom, Emotional Control, Temper Wisdom, Judgment, Anger, Wisdom“One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.” Jane Austen
Unexpected Humor, Witty Encounters, Playful Interaction, Humor, Witty, Playful
Jane Austen Unexpected Humor, Witty Encounters, Playful Interaction, Humor, Witty, Playful“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever.” Jane Austen
Piercing Soul, Agony Hope, Precious Feelings, Love, Pain, Emotion
Jane Austen Piercing Soul, Agony Hope, Precious Feelings, Love, Pain, Emotion“Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody not greatly in fault themselves to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.” Jane Austen
Avoiding Misery, Finding Comfort, Optimistic Views, Literary Choices, Positivity, Contentment
Jane Austen Avoiding Misery, Finding Comfort, Optimistic Views, Literary Choices, Positivity, Contentment“Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.” Jane Austen
Selfish Behavior, Forgiveness Required, No Cure, Compassion, Humanity, Understanding
Jane Austen Selfish Behavior, Forgiveness Required, No Cure, Compassion, Humanity, Understanding“It was for the sake of what had been, rather than what was.” Jane Austen
Nostalgic Reflection, Past Importance, Emotional Value, Reflection, Nostalgia, Value
Jane Austen Nostalgic Reflection, Past Importance, Emotional Value, Reflection, Nostalgia, Value“She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.” Jane Austen
Eager Emotions, Sensible Character, Joyful Sorrows, Personality, Passion, Intensity
Jane Austen Eager Emotions, Sensible Character, Joyful Sorrows, Personality, Passion, Intensity“A man does not recover from such devotion of the heart to such a woman! He ought not; he does not.” Jane Austen
Heart Devotion, Love Pain, Unrequited Devotion, Loyalty, Commitment, Devotion
Jane Austen Heart Devotion, Love Pain, Unrequited Devotion, Loyalty, Commitment, Devotion“How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!” Jane Austen
Subconscious Bias, Personal Preference, Instant Justification, Bias, Preference, Justification
Jane Austen Subconscious Bias, Personal Preference, Instant Justification, Bias, Preference, Justification“I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.” Jane Austen
Elegant Simplicity, Respectful Relations, Unpretentious Behavior, Elegance, Respect, Simplicity
Jane Austen Elegant Simplicity, Respectful Relations, Unpretentious Behavior, Elegance, Respect, Simplicity“But your mind is warped by an innate principle of general integrity, and, therefore, not accessible to the cool reasonings of family partiality, or a desire of revenge.” Jane Austen
Integrity, Reason, Family, Judgment, Principles, Revenge
Jane Austen Integrity, Reason, Family, Judgment, Principles, Revenge