Jane Austen

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.

Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

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

Those who do not complain are never pitied.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.

There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions.

My sore throats are always worse than anyone's.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

"Northanger Abbey"