Famous quotes containing the words james and/or austen:
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.”
—William James (1842–1910)
““It is only Cecilia, or Camilla, or Belinda;” or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties and humour are conveyed to the world in the best chosen language.”
—Jane Austen (1775–1817)