1,664 Quotes by Jane Austen

If my opinions are wrong, I must correct them; if they are above my situation, I must endeavor to conceal them;

We can all begin freely—a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.

Tidak ada yang lebih menipu daripada kerendahan hati. Seringkali itu hanya menjadi ungkapan semata, dan terkadang justru disampaikan untuk menyombongkan diri secara diam-diam.

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done

That punishment, the public punishment of disgrace, should in a just measure attend his share of the offence is, we know, not one of the barriers which society gives to virtue.

You must try not to mind growing up into a pretty woman.

You have another long walk before you.

Em algumas ocasiões, a natureza humana pode se mostrar grandiosa ao enfrentar desafios; mas, de modo geral, o que surge no quarto de um doente é a sua fraqueza, não sua força; o que se ouve é seu egoísmo e sua impaciência, mais do que sua generosidade e coragem.

Eu não sei falar suficientemente bem para me tornar incompreensível.