If I mistake not, a strong sense of duty is no bad part of a woman’s portion.
Jane Austen
Duty, Sense, Womanhood, Duty, Responsibility, Role
Jane Austen’s Quotes On Topics
Inner Peace | Quiet | Silly Girls | Humor And Wisdom | Conviction | Anger Wisdom | Subconscious Bias | Emotional Comfort | Judgement | Place | Personal Reflection | Foolish Surprises | Awareness | Strong Principles | Timing In Relationships | Extreme Sadness | Stress | Nerves | Insight | Self-worth | More
More Jane Austen Quotes
“I have no talent for certainty.” Jane Austen
Certainty, Doubt, Self-Awareness, Uncertainty, Life Choices, Philosophy
Jane Austen Certainty, Doubt, Self-Awareness, Uncertainty, Life Choices, Philosophy“This was a lucky recollection – it saved her from something like regret.” Jane Austen
Memories And Regrets, Emotional Avoidance, Fortunate Realizations, Recollection, Regret, Luck
Jane Austen Memories And Regrets, Emotional Avoidance, Fortunate Realizations, Recollection, Regret, Luck“I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.” Jane Austen
Communication, Clarity, Expression, Self-Reflection, Articulation, Understanding
Jane Austen Communication, Clarity, Expression, Self-Reflection, Articulation, Understanding“There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment, for relieving sorrow. Employment, even melancholy, may dispel melancholy.” Jane Austen
Work And Healing, Active Engagement, Emotional Relief, Sorrow, Productivity, Employment
Jane Austen Work And Healing, Active Engagement, Emotional Relief, Sorrow, Productivity, Employment“The post-office is a wonderful establishment! The regularity and dispatch of it! If one thinks of all that it has to do, and all that it does so well, it is really astonishing!” Jane Austen
Post Office, Efficient Service, Regular Dispatch, Organization, Admiration, Efficiency
Jane Austen Post Office, Efficient Service, Regular Dispatch, Organization, Admiration, Efficiency“Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.” Jane Austen
Partial Truth, Human Disclosure, Mistaken Perceptions, Truth, Disclosure, Mistake
Jane Austen Partial Truth, Human Disclosure, Mistaken Perceptions, Truth, Disclosure, Mistake“It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of the nation.” Jane Austen
Clergy Influence, National Reflection, Moral Leadership, Clergy, Nation, Morality
Jane Austen Clergy Influence, National Reflection, Moral Leadership, Clergy, Nation, Morality“How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!” Jane Austen
Time Reflection, Mind Changes, Human Growth, Wisdom, Change, Life
Jane Austen Time Reflection, Mind Changes, Human Growth, Wisdom, Change, Life“People that marry can never part, but must go and keep house together. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour.” Jane Austen
Marriage Versus Dancing, Social Dynamics, Humor In Relationships, Obligations, Fun Comparisons, Traditions
Jane Austen Marriage Versus Dancing, Social Dynamics, Humor In Relationships, Obligations, Fun Comparisons, Traditions“The less said the better.” Jane Austen
Silence, Communication, Conflict, Relationships, Simplicity, Wisdom
Jane Austen Silence, Communication, Conflict, Relationships, Simplicity, Wisdom“Know your own happiness.” Jane Austen
Self-Awareness, Personal Joy, Emotional Understanding, Awareness, Joy, Understanding
Jane Austen Self-Awareness, Personal Joy, Emotional Understanding, Awareness, Joy, Understanding“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“I certainly will not persuade myself to feel more than I do. I am quite enough in love. I should be sorry to be more.” Jane Austen
Love Contentment, Emotional Self-awareness, Balanced Affection, Relationship Understanding, Love Dynamics, Personal Reflection
Jane Austen Love Contentment, Emotional Self-awareness, Balanced Affection, Relationship Understanding, Love Dynamics, Personal Reflection“The power of doing anything with quickness is always much prized by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance. – Mr Darcy.” Jane Austen
Quick Action, Flaws And Speed, Practical Insight, Quickness, Imperfection, Performance
Jane Austen Quick Action, Flaws And Speed, Practical Insight, Quickness, Imperfection, Performance“Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing after all.” Jane Austen
Wit And Sarcasm, Perception Of Intelligence, Irony, Social Commentary, Humor, Insight
Jane Austen Wit And Sarcasm, Perception Of Intelligence, Irony, Social Commentary, Humor, Insight“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“He had an affectionate heart. He must love somebody.” Jane Austen
Affectionate Nature, Loving Heart, Emotional Warmth, Love, Affection, Warmth
Jane Austen Affectionate Nature, Loving Heart, Emotional Warmth, Love, Affection, Warmth“It was absolutely necessary to interrupt him now.” Jane Austen
Interruptions, Conversations, Social Dynamics, Assertiveness, Communication, Action
Jane Austen Interruptions, Conversations, Social Dynamics, Assertiveness, Communication, Action