We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured... It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us.
Jane AustenStichwörter: life-philosophy
She was the youngest of the two daughters of a most affectionate, indulgent father; and had, in consequence of her sister's marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early period. Her mother had died too long ago for her to have more than an indistinct remembrance of her caresses; and her place had been supplied by an excellent woman as governess, who had fallen little short of a mother in affection.
Jane AustenThere could have been no two hearts
So open, no tastes so similar, no feelings
So in unison, no countenances
So beloved. Now they were strangers;
Nay, worse than strangers, for they
Could never become acquainted.
It was a perpetual estrangement.
I can listen no longer in silence.
I must speak to you by such means
As are within my reach.
You pierce my soul.
What is his name?
Jane AustenNot all that Mrs. Bennet, however, with the assistance of her five daughters, could ask on the subject, was sufficient to draw from her husband any satisfactory description of Mr. Bingley. They attacked him in various ways—with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and distant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all, and they were at last obliged to accept the second-hand intelligence of their neighbour, Lady Lucas. Her report was highly favourable. Sir William had been delighted with him. He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and, to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party. Nothing could be more delightful! To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley's heart were entertained.
Jane AustenI can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own, than when you broke it eight years and a half ago. Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you. Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant.
Jane AustenStichwörter: jane-austen persuasion captain-wentworth
Tengo la certeza, querida tía, de que nunca he estado muy enamorada, pues si realmente hubiera experimentado esa pasión pura y elevada, ahora detestaría hasta el nombre de semejante individuo y le desearía toda suerte de males. Pero no sólo abrigo sentimientos cordiales hacia él, sino que miro con imparcialidad a Miss King, y no la odio sino que, por el contrario, la considero buena muchacha. No puede haber amor en todo eso. Mi desvelo ha sido real; y aunque si estuviera frenéticamente enamorada de él resultaría ahora más interesante para todos sus conocidos, no puedo decir que lamento mi relativa insignificancia. A veces la importancia se paga demasiado cara, Kitty y Lidia son más sensibles que yo en lo que a asuntos del corazón se refiere; son jóvenes y todavía no están hechas a la mortificante convicción de que los hombres atractivos han de tener algún recurso para vivir, como todos los demás.
Jane AustenBut in such cases as these a good memory is unpardonable.
Jane AustenStichwörter: humor
My idea of good company, Mr. Eliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
Jane AustenStichwörter: education information conversation company good-company cleverness
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