Jane Austen Quotes

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  It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

  Jane Austen

  Thinking, Action, Jane

  Jane Austen, Terry Glaspey (2015). “The Prayers of Jane Austen”, p.75, Harvest House Publishers

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• Look into your own heart because who looks outside, dreams, but who looks inside awakes.

  Jane Austen

  Dream, Heart, Looks

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• Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.

  Jane Austen

  Love, Perfect, Imperfection

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• Our scars make us know that our past was for real

  Jane Austen

  Real, Past, Scar

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• What one means one day, you know, one may not mean the next. Circumstances change, opinions alter.

  Jane Austen

  Mean, One Day, May

  Jane Austen (2009). “Northanger Abbey”, p.89, Wild Jot Press

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• It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of someone or other of their daughters.

  Jane Austen

  Daughter, Men, Views

  Pride and Prejudice ch. 1 (1813)

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  It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.

  Jane Austen

  Judging, Body, Judgment

  Jane Austen (2016). “Emma”, p.119, Xist Publishing

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• Women are the only correspondents to be depended on.

  Jane Austen

  Jane Austen (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Jane Austen (Illustrated)”, p.1858, Delphi Classics

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  There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

  Jane Austen

  Inspiring, Girly, Healing

  Jane Austen (2008). “Emma: By Jane Austen”, p.343, MobileReference

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• Men of sense, whatever you may choose to say, do not want silly wives.

  Jane Austen

  Silly, Men, Wife

  Jane Austen (1841). “Emma: A Novel”, p.56

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• There are few people whom I really love and still fewer of whom I think well.

  Jane Austen

  Thinking, People, Pride And Prejudice Book

  Jane Austen (1853). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.119

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• I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!

  Jane Austen

  Reading, Library, Pride And Prejudice Book

  Jane Austen (2016). “Jane Austen The Dover Reader”, p.81, Courier Dover Publications

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• Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

  Jane Austen

  Inspiring, Optimistic, Sadness

  'Mansfield Park' (1814) ch. 48

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• It's such a happiness when good people get together.

  Jane Austen

  People, Together, Good People

  Jane Austen (1867). “Emma: A Novel”, p.160

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• And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.

  Jane Austen

  Healing, Feelings, Language

  Jane Austen (2013). “Sense and Sensibility: An Annotated Edition”, p.141, Harvard University Press

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• Let us have the luxury of silence.

  Jane Austen

  Luxury, Silence

  Jane Austen (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Jane Austen (Illustrated)”, p.828, Delphi Classics

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• a vast deal may be done by those who dare to act.

  Jane Austen

  Done, May, Action

  Jane Austen (1882). “Emma”, p.241

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• Almost anything is possible with time

  Jane Austen

  Inspiration, Anything Is Possible

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• Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

  Jane Austen

  Inspiring, Pleasant Surprises, Foolish

  'Emma' (1816) ch. 26 (Mr John Knightley)

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• Run mad as often as you choose, but do not faint!

  Jane Austen

  Running, Mad, Mansfield Park

  Jane Austen (2005). “Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1”, p.580, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

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• Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.

  Jane Austen

  Maturity, Self, Growth

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• If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

  Jane Austen

  Love, Literature, Might

  Jane Austen (2009). “Emma”, p.262, Wild Jot Press

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• Better be without sense than misapply it as you do.

  Jane Austen

  Mr Knightley

  Jane Austen (1841). “Emma: A Novel”, p.56

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• my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.

  Jane Austen

  Intimidating

  Jane Austen (1853). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.152

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• Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.

  Jane Austen

  Inspirational, Imagination, Flight

  Jane Austen (2015). “The Jane Austen MEGAPACK TM: All Her Classic Works”, p.673, Wildside Press LLC

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