She mediated, by turns, on broken promises and broken arches, phaetons and false hangings, Tilneys and trap-doors.
Jane Austen
Reflective Whimsy, Romantic Pondering, Symbolic Musings, Whimsy, Pondering, Musings
Jane Austen’s Quotes On Topics
Supposition | Daily Struggles | Determined Effort | Urgent Communication | Perfect Match | Grievances | Literary Competition | Determination Power | Fortune | Romantic Offering | World | Guilt | Moral Responsibility | Agreeability | Marriage Pressure | Suffering | Good Behavior | Accountability | Young Love | Connections | More
More Jane Austen Quotes
“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“We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.” Jane Austen
Pride Conflict, Unpleasant Pride, Love Dilemma, Marriage, Family, Conflict
Jane Austen Pride Conflict, Unpleasant Pride, Love Dilemma, Marriage, Family, Conflict“As a brother, a landlord, a master, she considered how many people’s happiness were in his guardianship! – How much of pleasure or pain it was in his power to bestow! – How much of good or evil must be done by him!” Jane Austen
Responsibility, Power, Relationships, Guardianship, Influence, Society
Jane Austen Responsibility, Power, Relationships, Guardianship, Influence, Society“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“The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.” Jane Austen
Quickness, Performance, Perfection, Speed, Efficiency, Action
Jane Austen Quickness, Performance, Perfection, Speed, Efficiency, Action“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“Till this moment I never knew myself.” Jane Austen
Self-discovery, Personal Growth, Realization, Self, Growth, Change
Jane Austen Self-discovery, Personal Growth, Realization, Self, Growth, Change“Women are the only correspondents to be depended on.” Jane Austen
Women Dependability, Reliable Women, Correspondence, Trust, Women, Communication
Jane Austen Women Dependability, Reliable Women, Correspondence, Trust, Women, Communication“Always resignation and acceptance. Always prudence and honour and duty. Elinor, where is your heart?” Jane Austen
Resigned Duty, Emotional Suppression, Heartfelt Query, Duty, Suppression, Query
Jane Austen Resigned Duty, Emotional Suppression, Heartfelt Query, Duty, Suppression, Query“The public is rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not.” Jane Austen
Social Expectations, Remarriage Challenges, Public Judgment, Woman, Marry, Discontent
Jane Austen Social Expectations, Remarriage Challenges, Public Judgment, Woman, Marry, Discontent“Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly.” Jane Austen
Ethical Distinction, Satirical Wisdom, Human Nature, Wickedness, Folly, Distinction
Jane Austen Ethical Distinction, Satirical Wisdom, Human Nature, Wickedness, Folly, Distinction“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“I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.” Jane Austen
Love, Commitment, Relationships, Devotion, Intimacy, Future
Jane Austen Love, Commitment, Relationships, Devotion, Intimacy, Future“Reflection must be reserved for solitary hours; whenever she was alone, she gave way to it as the greatest relief; and not a day went by without a solitary walk, in which she might indulge in all the delight of unpleasant recollections.” Jane Austen
Solitude, Reflection, Solitude, Thinking, Emotions, Relief
Jane Austen Solitude, Reflection, Solitude, Thinking, Emotions, Relief“We certainly do not forget you, so soon as you forget us. It is, perhaps, our fate rather than our merit. We cannot help ourselves.” Jane Austen
Memory, Fate, Forgetting, Love, Relationship, Self-awareness
Jane Austen Memory, Fate, Forgetting, Love, Relationship, Self-awareness“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” Jane Austen
Love, Emotions, Admittance, Passion, Vulnerability, Relationships
Jane Austen Love, Emotions, Admittance, Passion, Vulnerability, Relationships“Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world.” Jane Austen
Female Education, Woman Empowerment, Social Introduction, Growth, Opportunity, Equality
Jane Austen Female Education, Woman Empowerment, Social Introduction, Growth, Opportunity, Equality“I have no more to say. If this be the case, he deserves you. I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to any one less worthy.” Jane Austen
Deserving, Parting, Worth, Love, Worth, Deserving
Jane Austen Deserving, Parting, Worth, Love, Worth, Deserving