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Letter "J" » Jane Austen Quotes
«From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. - Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.»
«Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.»
Author: Jane Austen
(Novelist, Writer)
| About:
Death and dying,
Mankind
| Keywords:
disposed, disposes, dispose of, disposing, kindly, married person, marries, situations, well-disposed, young person
«Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.»
«A woman, especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.»
Author: Jane Austen
(Novelist, Writer)
| About:
Women
| Keywords:
as well, conceal, especially, misfortune, most especially
«It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife»
Author: Jane Austen
(Novelist, Writer)
| About:
Fortune,
Truth
| Keywords:
acknowledged, fortune, good fortune, possession, universally
«A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment»
Author: Jane Austen
(Novelist, Writer)
| About:
Imagination
| Keywords:
admiration, get the jump, in a moment, jumps, jump on, jump out, jump up, lady, matrimony, rapid, rapids
«Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.»
«To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.»
Author: Jane Austen
(Novelist, Writer)
| About:
Dancing
| Keywords:
dance step, dancing, falling, fond, fonder, fondest
«In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.»
Author: Jane Austen
(Novelist, Writer)
| About:
Affection
| Keywords:
affection, cases, had better, nine
«Everything nourishes what is strong already.»
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