Quotes from Jane Austen

He had just compunction enough for having done nothing for his sisters himself, to be exceedingly anxious that everybody else should do a great deal.

Hepimiz ders vermeyi severiz fakat yaln?zca bilinmeye deÄŸer olmayan konular? öÄŸretebiliriz.

Poseo bastantes defectos, pero creo que no proceden de mi entendimiento.

Quería saber de él cuando ya no había la más mínima oportunidad de tener noticias suyas. Estaba convencida de que habría podido ser feliz con él, cuando era probable que no se volvieran a ver.

I love to be reminded of the past, Edward – whether it be melancholy or gay, I love to recall it.

Çünkü s?rf içimizi rahatlatmak için verdiÄŸimiz sözleri bile tutamayacak hale gelirsek, ahlak kurallar?na ne olur?

El resentimiento implacable es una verdadera sombra del carácter.

Precious as was the company of her daughter to her, she desired nothing so much as to give up its constant enjoyment to her valued friend; and to see Marianne settled at the mansion-house was equally the wish of Edward and Elinor. They each felt his sorrows, and their own obligations, and Marianne, by general consent, was to be the reward of all.

Insufferable woman!" was her immediate exclamation. "Worse than I had supposed. Absolutely insufferable! Knightley!—I could not have believed it. Knightley!—never seen him in her life before, and call him Knightley!—and discover that he is a gentleman!

it isn't what we say or think that define us, what we do

I was simple enough to think, that because my faith was plighted to another, there could be no danger in my being with you; and that the consciousness of my engagement was to keep my heart as safe and sacred as my honour.

THIS little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.

Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.

The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself;

To be disgraced in the eye of the world, to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity, her actions all innocence, and the misconduct of another the true source of her debasement, is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroine's life, and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered, but no murmur passed her lips.

He may have as strong a sense of what would be right, as you can have, without being so equal under particular circumstances to act up to it. Then, it would not be so strong a sense. If it failed to produce equal exertion, it could not be an equal conviction.

Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted, as I am authorized to tease you on this subject whenever we meet, and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much.

Between Barton and Delaford, there was that constant communication which strong family affection would naturally dictate;—and among the merits and the happiness of Elinor and Marianne, let it not be ranked as the least considerable, that though sisters, and living almost within sight of each other, they could live without disagreement between themselves, or producing coolness between their husbands.

El que fuese aficionado al baile era verdaderamente una ventaja a la hora de enamorarse;

You will excuse my being so much overpowered. If I find him conversible, I shall be glad of his acquaintance; but if he is only a chattering coxcomb, he will not occupy much of my time or thoughts.

I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley may like you the best of the party.

But perhaps the abuse of such people as yourself and Marianne will make amends for the regard of Lady Middle- ton and her mother. If their praise is censure, your censure may be praise, for they are not more undiscerning, than you are prejudiced and unjust.

sin querer obrar mal ni hacer infelices a los otros se puede errar y ocasionar desgracia. La carencia de reflexión o la escasa atención a los sentimientos ajenos, así como la falta de resolución, dan ese resultado.

Aquello parecía calculado exactamente para que ella comprendiese sus propios deseos, y jamás comprendió tan claramente que podía haberle amado como en aquel momento, cuando todo amor ya era imposible.