Austen

Famous quotes containing the word austen:

    If things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.
    —Jane Austen (1775–1817)

    Goldsmith tells us, that when lovely woman stoops to folly, she has nothing to do but to die; and when she stoops to be disagreeable, it is equally to be recommended as a clearer of ill-fame.
    —Jane Austen (1775–1817)

    What instances must pass before them of ardent, disinterested, self-denying attachment, of heroism, fortitude, patience, resignation—of all the conflicts and the sacrifices that enno ble us most. A sick room may often furnish the worth of volumes.
    —Jane Austen (1775–1817)