Emma has been meaning to read more ever since she was twelve years old. I have seen a great many lists of her drawing-up at various times of books that she meant to read regularly through—and very good lists they were—very well chosen, and very neatly arranged—sometimes alphabetically, and sometimes by some other rule.
Jane AustenTag: people
A very narrow income has a tendency to contract the mind, and sour the temper.
Jane AustenPride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have
others think of us.
Oh, yes I am not ashamed of it. I would have everybody marry if they can do it properly; I do not like to have people throw themselves away; but everybody should marry as soon as they can do it to advantage.
Jane AustenTag: marriages
Alas! (exclaimed I) how am I to avoid those evils I shall never be exposed to?
Jane AustenI do not wish to avoid the walk. The distance is nothing when one has a motive.
Jane AustenTag: determination motivation
that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)
Jane AustenNor could she help feeling, on more serious reflection, that, like many other great moralists and preachers, she had been eloquent on a point in which her own conduct would ill bear examination.
Jane AustenIf my children are silly, I must hope to be always sensible of it.
Jane AustenEmma - "faultless, in spite of her faults
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