Quotes About Autonomy

I will be mistress of myself.

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; these were the disadvantages which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments. The danger, however, was at present so unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her.

No more have I, said Mr. Bennet; and I am glad to find that you do not depend on her serving you.

You must give me leave to judge for myself, and pay me the compliment of believing what I say.

Don't act yourself, if you do not like it, but don't expect to govern everybody else.

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;

when it comes to the question of dependence or independence!—At any rate, it must be better to have only one to please than two.

Estoy cansada de someter mis deseos a los caprichos de los demás, de no seguir los dictámenes de mi propio juicio en deferencia a los que nada debo y que no me infunden respeto. He

Conviene que de vez en cuando los jóvenes se vean obligados a pensar por sí mismos y a obrar con libertad.

Ich bin nur entschlossen, im Interesse meines Glückes zu handeln, ohne Rücksicht auf Sie oder irgendjemanden, der ebenso wenig mit mir zu tun hat.

I am not only not going to be married, at present, but have very little intention of ever marrying at all.

At any rate, it is safer to leave people to their own devices on such subjects. Everybody likes to go their own way—to choose their own time and manner of devotion

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;

Everybody likes to go their own way- to choose their own time and manner of devotion.

Existem pessoas que, quanto mais você faz por elas, menos elas fazem por si mesmas.

Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone.

I have no thoughts of matrimony at present!

There are people who, the more you do for them, the less they will do for themseselves.

Other people's behavior is none of my business.

She is too old to share her space with people she does not know, too set in her ways to share her space even with people she does.

Other people's behavior is non of my business.

Most of the time, when I'm facing an evening on my own, I am absolutely fine. If anything, I relish that alone time, when my daughter is with her father; the luxury of eating whatever I want to eat, the relief at not having to provide

After that day I decided that never again would I depend on other people. However, putting that resolution into practice was easier said than done.

Marshall Shafter...kept pasted in his desk drawer a piece of paper he looked at from time to time to remind himself of something. It said, A fool can put on his own clothes better than wise man can do it for him.