Jane Austen

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

The stream is as good as at first; the little rubbish it collects in the turnings is easily moved away.

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes.

Where a man does his best with only moderate powers, he will have the advantage over negligent superiority.

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

She will never submit to any thing requiring industry and patience, and a subjection of the fancy to the understanding.

How much I love every thing that is decided and open!

Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life she had had two sons; but the crime and annihilation of Edward a few weeks ago, had robbed her of one; the similar annihilation of Robert had left her for a fortnight without any; and now, by the resurrection of Edward, she had one again.

I do not like to have people throw themselves away; but everybody should marry as soon as they can do it to advantage.

With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please, every feature works.

The sooner every party breaks up the better.

One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.

Almost anything is possible with time

He then departed, to make himself still more interesting, in the midst of a heavy rain.

I have always maintained the importance of Aunts

From politics it was an easy step to silence.

You have delighted us long enough.

But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.

I should infinitely prefer a book.

You must really begin to harden yourself to the idea of being worth looking at.

I have no more to say. If this be the case, he deserves you. I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to any one less worthy.