Jane Austen Quotes

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  It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

  Jane Austen

  Thinking, Action, Jane

  Jane Austen, Terry Glaspey (2015). “The Prayers of Jane Austen”, p.75, Harvest House Publishers

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• There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.

  Jane Austen

  Love, Women, Safety

  Jane Austen (1882). “Emma”, p.172

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• Look into your own heart because who looks outside, dreams, but who looks inside awakes.

  Jane Austen

  Dream, Heart, Looks

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• Our scars make us know that our past was for real

  Jane Austen

  Real, Past, Scar

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• Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.

  Jane Austen

  Love, Perfect, Imperfection

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  It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.

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  Judging, Body, Judgment

  Jane Austen (2016). “Emma”, p.119, Xist Publishing

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  There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

  Jane Austen

  Inspiring, Girly, Healing

  Jane Austen (2008). “Emma: By Jane Austen”, p.343, MobileReference

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• A fondness for reading, which, properly directed, must be an education in itself.

  Jane Austen

  Education, Book, Reading

  "Mansfield Park". Volume I,

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• Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then. It is something to think of, and gives her a sort of distinction among her companions

  Jane Austen

  Girl, Thinking, Giving

  1813 Pride and Prejudice, ch.24.

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• And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.

  Jane Austen

  Healing, Feelings, Language

  Jane Austen (2013). “Sense and Sensibility: An Annotated Edition”, p.141, Harvard University Press

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• It's such a happiness when good people get together.

  Jane Austen

  People, Together, Good People

  Jane Austen (1867). “Emma: A Novel”, p.160

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• Now I must give one smirk and then we may be rational again

  Jane Austen

  Giving, Smirk, May

  Jane Austen (2009). “Northanger Abbey”, p.13, Wild Jot Press

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• Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.

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  Maturity, Self, Growth

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• If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.

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  Travel, Adventure, Village

  Jane Austen (2005). “Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1”, p.437, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

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• How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.

  Jane Austen

  Clever, Ignorant, Knows

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• Almost anything is possible with time

  Jane Austen

  Inspiration, Anything Is Possible

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• I was quiet but I was not blind.

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  Quiet, Blind, Mansfield Park

  Jane Austen (2004). “Mansfield Park”, p.439, Collector's Library

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• You must be the best judge of your own happiness.

  Jane Austen

  Judging, Being The Best

  Jane Austen (1816). “Emma: A Novel. In Three Volumes”, p.107

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• Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?

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  Important, Firsts

  Jane Austen (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Jane Austen (Illustrated)”, p.2168, Delphi Classics

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• my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.

  Jane Austen

  Intimidating

  Jane Austen (1853). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.152

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• If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

  Jane Austen

  Love, Literature, Might

  Jane Austen (2009). “Emma”, p.262, Wild Jot Press

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• Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.

  Jane Austen

  Food, Apples, Pie

  Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (2011). “Jane Austen's Letters”, p.303, Oxford University Press

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• The distance is nothing when one has a motive.

  Jane Austen

  Distance, Motive, Pride And Prejudice Pride

  Jane Austen (2016). “Pride and Prejudice (Fourth Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)”, p.21, W. W. Norton & Company

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• A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.

  Jane Austen

  Upset, Behavior, Bent

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• There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

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  Love, Friendship, Cute Relationship

  Jane Austen (2014). “Jane Austen Collection: illustrated - 6 eBooks and 140+ illustrations”, p.1247, Ageless Reads

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