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
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
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
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