Whether she thought of him so much, while she drank her warm wine and water, and prepared herself for bed, as to dream of him when there, cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber, or a morning doze at most; for if it be true, as a celebrated writer has maintained, that no young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared, it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her.
Jane AustenIf the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another, from whom can she expect protection and regard?
Jane AustenI will be calm. I will be mistress of myself.
Jane AustenTag: self-control serenity
It was impossible to quarrel with words, whose tremulous inequality showed indisposition so plainly.
Jane AustenTag: language
You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
Jane AustenTag: happiness
Do not deceive yourself; do not be run away with by gratitude and compassion.
Jane AustenTag: human-understanding
A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of mind, that disposition to be comforted, that power of turning readily from evil to good, and of finding employment which carried her out of herself, which was from nature alone. It was the choicest gift of Heaven; and Anne viewed her friend as one of those instances in which, by a merciful appointment, it seems designed to counterbalance almost every other want.
Jane AustenToo many cooks spoil the broth
Jane AustenWe are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the eclat of a proverb.
Jane AustenIt would be difficult to say which had seen highest perfection in the other, or which had been the happiest: she, in receiving his declarations and proposals, or he in having them accepted.
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