Jane Austen, celebrated for her keen observations of society and human behavior, crafted stories that remain beloved centuries later. Her quotes reflect her wit, wisdom, and insightful commentary on love, manners, and the complexities of human relationships. Together, they offer timeless reflections on character, social dynamics, and the enduring humor found in everyday life.
…told herself likewise not to hope. But it was too late. Hope had already entered…
From Sense and Sensibility
How quick come the reasons for approving what we like.
From Persuasion
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
From Pride and Prejudice
And pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked.
He will make you happy, Fanny; I know he will make you happy; but you will make him everything.
From Mansfield Park
But there was happiness elsewhere which no description can reach.
From Mansfield Park
But to appear happy when I am so miserable — Oh! who can require it?
From Sense and Sensibility
She was oppressed, she was overcome by her own felicity
From Sense and Sensibility
There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it.
From Pride and Prejudice
My idea of good company, Mr. Eliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
From Persuasion
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.
From Emma
Yet some happiness must and would arise, from the very conviction, that he did suffer.
From Mansfield Park
To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect
From Sense and Sensibility
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."
"Perhaps I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.
From Persuasion
The advantages of natural folly in a beautiful girl have been already set forth by the capital pen of a sister author; and to her treatment of the subject I will only add, in justice to men, that though to the larger and more trifling part of the sex, imbecility in females is a great enhancement of their personal charms, there is a portion of them too reasonable and too well informed themselves to desire anything more in woman than ignorance.
From Northanger Abbey
But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
From Mansfield Park
You have gained a new source of enjoyment, and it is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible.
From Northanger Abbey
…for I look upon the Frasers to be about as unhappy as most other married people.
From Mansfield Park
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
From Emma
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
From Jane Austen's Letters
I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.
From Northanger Abbey
There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley
From Emma
I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh.
From Pride and Prejudice
Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
From Emma
…told herself likewise not to hope. But it was too late. Hope had already entered…
From Sense and Sensibility
How quick come the reasons for approving what we like.
From Persuasion
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
From Pride and Prejudice
And pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked.
He will make you happy, Fanny; I know he will make you happy; but you will make him everything.
From Mansfield Park
But there was happiness elsewhere which no description can reach.
From Mansfield Park
But to appear happy when I am so miserable — Oh! who can require it?
From Sense and Sensibility
She was oppressed, she was overcome by her own felicity
From Sense and Sensibility
There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it.
From Pride and Prejudice
My idea of good company, Mr. Eliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
From Persuasion
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.
From Emma
Yet some happiness must and would arise, from the very conviction, that he did suffer.
From Mansfield Park
To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect
From Sense and Sensibility
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."
"Perhaps I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.
From Persuasion
The advantages of natural folly in a beautiful girl have been already set forth by the capital pen of a sister author; and to her treatment of the subject I will only add, in justice to men, that though to the larger and more trifling part of the sex, imbecility in females is a great enhancement of their personal charms, there is a portion of them too reasonable and too well informed themselves to desire anything more in woman than ignorance.
From Northanger Abbey
But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
From Mansfield Park
You have gained a new source of enjoyment, and it is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible.
From Northanger Abbey
…for I look upon the Frasers to be about as unhappy as most other married people.
From Mansfield Park
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
From Emma
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
From Jane Austen's Letters
I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.
From Northanger Abbey
There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley
From Emma
I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh.
From Pride and Prejudice
Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
From Emma
…told herself likewise not to hope. But it was too late. Hope had already entered…
From Sense and Sensibility
How quick come the reasons for approving what we like.
From Persuasion
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
From Pride and Prejudice
And pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked.
He will make you happy, Fanny; I know he will make you happy; but you will make him everything.
From Mansfield Park
But there was happiness elsewhere which no description can reach.
From Mansfield Park
But to appear happy when I am so miserable — Oh! who can require it?
From Sense and Sensibility
She was oppressed, she was overcome by her own felicity
From Sense and Sensibility
There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it.
From Pride and Prejudice
My idea of good company, Mr. Eliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
From Persuasion
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.
From Emma
Yet some happiness must and would arise, from the very conviction, that he did suffer.
From Mansfield Park
To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect
From Sense and Sensibility
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."
"Perhaps I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.
From Persuasion
The advantages of natural folly in a beautiful girl have been already set forth by the capital pen of a sister author; and to her treatment of the subject I will only add, in justice to men, that though to the larger and more trifling part of the sex, imbecility in females is a great enhancement of their personal charms, there is a portion of them too reasonable and too well informed themselves to desire anything more in woman than ignorance.
From Northanger Abbey
But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.
From Mansfield Park
You have gained a new source of enjoyment, and it is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible.
From Northanger Abbey
…for I look upon the Frasers to be about as unhappy as most other married people.
From Mansfield Park
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
From Emma
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
From Jane Austen's Letters
I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.
From Northanger Abbey
There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley
From Emma
I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh.
From Pride and Prejudice
Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
From Emma
