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Quotes About Understanding

Where any one body of educated men, of whatever denomination, are condemned indiscriminately, there must be a deficiency of information, (or smiling) of something else.
~ Jane Austen
We will know where we have gone - we will recollect what we have seen.
~ Jane Austen
Though always objecting to every marriage that was arranged, he never suffered beforehand from the apprehension of any; it seemed as if he could not think so ill of any two persons' understanding as to suppose they meant to marry till it were proved against them.
~ Jane Austen
He had meant them to be good, but his cares had been directed to the understanding and manners, not the disposition; and of the necessity of self-denial and humility
~ Jane Austen
have not all, you know, the same tenderness of disposition—and
~ Jane Austen
Better be without sense, than misapply it as you do.
~ Jane Austen
she read on; but every line proved
~ Jane Austen
ese algo propicio que sirve de consuelo a todos los que cierran los ojos cuando miran, o el entendimiento cuando razonan.
~ Jane Austen
No es el tiempo ni la ocasión los que determinan la intimidad; es sólo el carácter, la disposición de las personas. Siete años podrían no bastar para que dos seres se conocieran bien, y siete días son más que suficientes para otros.
~ Jane Austen
Well, I cannot understand it.' 'That is the case with us all, papa. One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
~ Jane Austen
She expected from other people the same opinions and feelings as her own, and she judged of their motives by the immediate effect of their actions on herself.
~ Jane Austen
No he necesitado palabras donde las acciones han hablado por sí mismas con tanta claridad.
~ Jane Austen
Die eine Hälfte der Menschheit hat für das Vergnügen der anderen Hälfte kein Verständnis.
~ Jane Austen
But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out.
~ Jane Austen
it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.
~ Jane Austen
Seguramente si nuestro afecto es recíproco, nuestros corazones se entenderán. No somos un par de chiquillos para guardar una irritada reserva, ser mal dirigidos por la inadvertencia de algún momento o jugar como con un fantasma con nuestra propia felicidad.
~ Jane Austen
Attendance, forbearance, patience with Darcy, was injury to Wickham.
~ Jane Austen
What think you of books? said he, smiling. Books—oh! no. I am sure we never read the same, or not with the same feelings. I
~ Jane Austen
Si ce que je vous ai dit jusqu'ici peut vous apparaître sous la forme d'un encouragement, je ne sais vraiment pas comment exprimer mon refus d'une façon telle qu'il vous donne la conviction qu'il en est bien un.
~ Jane Austen
Senza dubbio, se vi è un affetto costante da entrambi i lati, i nostri cuori dovranno comprendersi tra non molto. Non siamo due ragazzi che si abbandonino a capricci e irritazione, ingannati dalla minima disattenzione di un momento, pronti a giocare d'azzardo con la nostra felicità.
~ Jane Austen
afterwards.--She had humoured, or softened, or concealed his failings
~ Jane Austen
I cannot quite agree with you there.
~ Jane Austen
You speak too plain. She must understand you.' 'I hope she does. I would have her understand me. I am not in the least ashamed of my meaning.
~ Jane Austen
I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years
~ Jane Austen