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Jane Austen Quotes

Jane Austen quotes about education

British Writer December 16, 1775 – July 28, 1817

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I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman's fickleness. But perhaps you will say, these were all written by men."Perhaps I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything. Jane Austen
You are in a melancholy humour, and fancy that any one unlike yourself must be happy. But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by every body at times, whatever be their education or state. Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience? or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope. Jane Austen
There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome."And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody."And yours," he replied with a smile, "is wilfully to misunderstand them. Jane Austen
But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by every body at times, whatever be their education or state. Jane Austen
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
My idea of good company, Mr Elliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company."You are mistaken," said he gently, "that is not good company; that is the best. Good company requires only birth, education, and manners (...) Jane Austen
Elinor saw, and pitied her for, the neglect of abilities which education might have rendered so respectable; but she saw, with less tenderness of feeling, the thorough want of delicacy, of rectitude, and integrity of mind, which her attentions, her assiduities, her flatteries at the Park betrayed; and she could have no lasting satisfaction in the company of a person who joined insincerity with ignorance; whose want of instruction prevented their meeting in conversation on terms of equality,... Jane Austen
Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody. Jane Austen
There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it. Jane Austen
Jane Austen quote: "Good company requires only birth, manners and education and,..."
Good company requires only birth, manners and education and, with regard to education, I'm afraid it is not very particular Jane Austen
Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything. Jane Austen
Jane Austen quote: "A fondness for reading, properly directed, must be an..."
A fondness for reading, properly directed, must be an education in itself. Jane Austen
Jane Austen quote: "They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the..."
They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the first private seminaries in town, Jane Austen
Jane Austen quote: "The effect of education I suppose"
The effect of education I suppose Jane Austen

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