It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. -Jane Austen Marriage
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. -Jane Austen Imagination
To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. -Jane Austen Nature
Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being. -Jane Austen Women
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. -Jane Austen Truth
Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. It is not fair. He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be taking the bread out of the mouths of other people. -Jane Austen Business
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. -Jane Austen Women
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company. -Jane Austen Good
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. -Jane Austen Truth
