It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (“Pride and Prejudice”)
Jane Austen Quotes
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.
Certainly silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
You should never fret about trifles.
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations.
There is hardly any personal defect which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to.
