None but a woman can teach the science of herself.
Jane Austen
Self-knowledge, Womanhood, Identity, Self, Knowledge, Identity
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“If things are going untoward, it will be because I am no longer able to guide them.” Jane Austen
Guidance Loss, Direction Change, Family Matters, Control, Responsibility, Leadership
Jane Austen Guidance Loss, Direction Change, Family Matters, Control, Responsibility, Leadership“Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.” Jane Austen
Deceitful Humility, Careless Opinion, Indirect Boast, Integrity, Pride, Behavior
Jane Austen Deceitful Humility, Careless Opinion, Indirect Boast, Integrity, Pride, Behavior“She attracted him more than he liked.” Jane Austen
Unintended Attraction, Emotional Complexity, Subtle Affection, Attracted, Liked, Him
Jane Austen Unintended Attraction, Emotional Complexity, Subtle Affection, Attracted, Liked, Him“She was stronger alone; and her own good sense so well supported her, that her firmness was as unshaken, her appearance of cheerfulness as invariable, as, with regrets so poignant and so fresh, it was possible for them to be.” Jane Austen
Inner Strength, Solitude Resilience, Emotional Firmness, Self-reliance, Strength, Independence
Jane Austen Inner Strength, Solitude Resilience, Emotional Firmness, Self-reliance, Strength, Independence“Young ladies should take care of themselves. Young ladies are delicate plants. They should take care of their health and their complexion. My dear, did you change your stockings?” Jane Austen
Health Care, Delicate Nature, Personal Appearance, Women, Beauty, Health
Jane Austen Health Care, Delicate Nature, Personal Appearance, Women, Beauty, Health“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“A sick child is always the mother’s property; her own feelings generally make it so.” Jane Austen
Sick Child, Mother's Feelings, Parental Love, Family, Care, Emotion
Jane Austen Sick Child, Mother's Feelings, Parental Love, Family, Care, Emotion“But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.” Jane Austen
Change, People, Observation, Growth, Change, Transformation
Jane Austen Change, People, Observation, Growth, Change, Transformation“I have now attained the true art of letter-writing, which we are always told, is to express on paper exactly what one would say to the same person by word of mouth.” Jane Austen
Letter-writing Skill, Personal Expression, Written Communication, Art Of Letters, Intimate Communication, Clear Expression
Jane Austen Letter-writing Skill, Personal Expression, Written Communication, Art Of Letters, Intimate Communication, Clear Expression“I would rather have young people settle on a small income at once, and have to struggle with a few difficulties together, than be involved in a long engagement.” Jane Austen
Practical Life Choices, Young Love, Financial Struggles, Settling, Challenges, Relationships
Jane Austen Practical Life Choices, Young Love, Financial Struggles, Settling, Challenges, Relationships“Better be without sense than misapply it as you do.” Jane Austen
Practical Wisdom, Critical Wit, Sense Misuse, Wisdom, Wit, Sense
Jane Austen Practical Wisdom, Critical Wit, Sense Misuse, Wisdom, Wit, Sense“A woman of seven and twenty, said Marianne, after pausing a moment, can never hope to feel or inspire affection again.” Jane Austen
Aging And Love, Romantic Realities, Emotional Perspectives, Woman, Affection, Hope
Jane Austen Aging And Love, Romantic Realities, Emotional Perspectives, Woman, Affection, Hope“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“Mr. Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly man; you know he is, as well as I do; and you must feel, as well as I do, that the woman who married him cannot have a proper way of thinking.” Jane Austen
Conceit, Arrogance, Narrow-minded, Vanity, Marriage, Judgment
Jane Austen Conceit, Arrogance, Narrow-minded, Vanity, Marriage, Judgment“Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride – where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation.” Jane Austen
Vanity, Pride, Self-Regulation, Humility, Superiority, Personal Growth
Jane Austen Vanity, Pride, Self-Regulation, Humility, Superiority, Personal Growth“Provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them, provided they were all story and no reflection, she had never any objection to books at all.” Jane Austen
Books And Knowledge, Fictional Stories, Personal Opinions, Literary Choices, Humor, Reflection
Jane Austen Books And Knowledge, Fictional Stories, Personal Opinions, Literary Choices, Humor, Reflection“I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman’s inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman’s fickleness. But perhaps you will say, these were all written by men.” Jane Austen
Gender, Women, Inconstancy, Literature, Society, Feminism
Jane Austen Gender, Women, Inconstancy, Literature, Society, Feminism“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“The worst crimes; are the crimes of the heart.” Jane Austen
Crimes, Emotions, Love, Guilt, Relationships, Morality
Jane Austen Crimes, Emotions, Love, Guilt, Relationships, Morality“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