To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
Jane Austen
Nature's Comfort, Simple Joys, Relaxing Leisure, Nature, Joys, Leisure
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“To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of 26 and 18 is to do pretty well.” Jane Austen
Happiness, Youth, Relationships, Age, Life Expectations, Fulfillment
Jane Austen Happiness, Youth, Relationships, Age, Life Expectations, Fulfillment“Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.” Jane Austen
Single Women, Matrimony Argument, Financial Reality, Relationships, Poverty, Marriage
Jane Austen Single Women, Matrimony Argument, Financial Reality, Relationships, Poverty, Marriage“He certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave to like him. You have liked many a stupider person.” Jane Austen
Agreeability, Relationships, Judgments, Tolerance, Humor, Personality
Jane Austen Agreeability, Relationships, Judgments, Tolerance, Humor, Personality“Mr. Collins was to attend them, at the request of Mr. Bennet, who was most anxious to get rid of him, and have his library to himself.” Jane Austen
Mr Collins, Mr Bennet, Library, Family, Conflict, Situation
Jane Austen Mr Collins, Mr Bennet, Library, Family, Conflict, Situation“It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.” Jane Austen
Gradual Realization, Romantic Feelings, Love Development, Pemberley, Observations, Emotions
Jane Austen Gradual Realization, Romantic Feelings, Love Development, Pemberley, Observations, Emotions“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“I know I shall probably never see him again, but I cannot bear to think that he is alive in the world and thinking ill of me.” Jane Austen
Unresolved Feelings, Emotional Burden, Longing Regret, Feelings, Regret, Longing
Jane Austen Unresolved Feelings, Emotional Burden, Longing Regret, Feelings, Regret, Longing“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.” Jane Austen
Imaginative Love, Quick Decisions, Romantic Progression, Lady, Love, Matrimony
Jane Austen Imaginative Love, Quick Decisions, Romantic Progression, Lady, Love, Matrimony“Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her.” Jane Austen
Love And Sacrifice, Emotional Insight, Heartfelt Actions, Romance, Selflessness, Relationships
Jane Austen Love And Sacrifice, Emotional Insight, Heartfelt Actions, Romance, Selflessness, Relationships“We can all begin freely – a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.” Jane Austen
Love, Encouragement, Heart, Relationships, Love, Feelings
Jane Austen Love, Encouragement, Heart, Relationships, Love, Feelings“His cold politeness, his ceremonious grace, were worse than anything.” Jane Austen
Polite Distance, Social Awkwardness, Ceremonious Behavior, Emotional Detachment, Unfeeling Manners, Social Discomfort
Jane Austen Polite Distance, Social Awkwardness, Ceremonious Behavior, Emotional Detachment, Unfeeling Manners, Social Discomfort“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 Duty, Sense, Womanhood, Duty, Responsibility, Role“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 lay it down as a general rule, Harriet, that if a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him.” Jane Austen
Relationship Advice, Love Doubt, Decision Making, Commitment, Clarity, Women
Jane Austen Relationship Advice, Love Doubt, Decision Making, Commitment, Clarity, Women“Men were put into the world to teach women the law of compromise.” Jane Austen
Gender Roles, Compromise, Relationships, Social Expectations, Equality, Life Lessons
Jane Austen Gender Roles, Compromise, Relationships, Social Expectations, Equality, Life Lessons“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“Well, my comfort is, I am sure Jane will die of a broken heart, and then he will be sorry for what he has done.” Jane Austen
Broken Heart, Regret, Comfort, Emotion, Sorrow, Heartbreak
Jane Austen Broken Heart, Regret, Comfort, Emotion, Sorrow, Heartbreak“It is very unfair to judge any body’s conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.” Jane Austen
Judgment, Empathy, Understanding, Relationships, Fairness, Compassion
Jane Austen Judgment, Empathy, Understanding, Relationships, Fairness, Compassion