Book Quotes Jane Austen

No list of jane austen quotes would be complete without the famous opening lines of pride and prejudice.

Book quotes jane austen. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves vanity to what we would have others think of us. These are very likely the best known words that austen ever penned. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Here are 17 jane austen quotes to make you ponder the joys of life. From jane austen s letters i do not want people to be agreeable as it saves me the trouble of liking them from a letter to her sister cassandra 1798 an artist cannot do anything slovenly from a letter to her sister cassandra 1798. 37 jane austen quotes that will take your breath away.

A person may be proud without being vain. Do you have favorite jane austen quotes that s aren t on the list. Just the omission of jane austen s books alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn t a book in it mark twain.

The person be it gentleman or lady who has not pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid there is nothing i would not do for those who are really my friends. Jane austen s letters to be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love pride and prejudice it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife pride and prejudice.