Quotes from Jane Austen

Oh! my dear Mr. Bennet, as she entered the room, we have had a most delightful

I well know the sight of beauty is a real gratification.

He had meant them to be good, but his cares had been directed to the understanding and manners, not the disposition; and of the necessity of self-denial and humility

There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better: we find comfort somewhere—and

Elinor, az ac? çekenler diledikleri kadar gururlu ve özgür olabilirler -hakarete kar?? koyabilir,kötülüÄŸü iade edebilirler- ama ben yapamam. Ben hissetmeliyim -sefil olmal?y?m- isteyen buyursun bunu nas?l ta??d???m?n keyfini ç?kars?n.

cuando llegó el momento de la partida se entristeció tanto que le encargó a su hija que le escribiese e incluso prometió contestar a su carta.

I never saw such a woman. I never saw such capacity, and taste, and application, and elegance, as you describe, united.

Er war durch den Regen nach Hause geritten und gleich nach dem Essen hinübergegangen, um zu sehen, wie dieses liebste und beste aller Mädchen, fehlerlos trotz all ihrer Fehler, die Entdeckung ertrug.

So long divided and so differently situated, the ties of blood were little more than nothing.

Very true indeed, my dears, but you are blessed with wonderful memories, and your poor cousin has probably none at all.

Es todo lo que un joven debe ser ––afirmó Jane––: sensato, alegre y divertido. ¡Nunca he conocido a un hombre tan amable y con tan exquisita educación!

I could not excuse a man's having more music than love — more ear than eye — a more acute sensibility to fine sounds than to my feelings.

Credo che in ogni temperamento ci sia una qualche tendenza negativa, un difetto innato che nemmeno la migliore educazione riesce a vincere. Orgoglio e Pregiudizio

But I, who have had no such charm thrown over my senses, must still hear, see, and remember.

I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.

Now, Kitty, you may cough as much as you choose

If you were to give me forty such men, I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition, your goodness, I never can have your happiness.

with a mind so occupied, she might have forgotten where she was. Reflection must be reserved for solitary hours; whenever she was alone, she gave way to it as the greatest relief; and not a day went by without a solitary walk, in which she might indulge in all the delight of unpleasant recollections.

No leaf will decay because we are removed, nor any branch become motionless although we can observe you no longer!—No; you will continue the same; unconscious of the pleasure or the regret you occasion, and insensible of any change in those who walk under your shade!—But who will remain to enjoy you?

She was assured of his affection; and that heart in return was solicited, which, perhaps, they pretty equally knew was already entirely his own; for, though Henry was now sincerely attached to her, though he felt and delighted in all the excellencies of her character and truly loved her society

he is gentleman and i am agentleman's daughter.so far we are equal

But I will endeavour to banish every painful thought, and think only of what will make me happy.

Al fin se separaron con mutua cortesía y también probablemente con el mutuo deseo de no volver a verse nunca.

Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball; and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticise. But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she hardly had a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes. To this discovery succeeded some others equally mortifying.