English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Jane Austen Quotes

She was humbled, she was grieved; she repented, though she hardly knew of what. She became jealous of his esteem, when she could no longer hope to be benefited by it. She wanted to hear of him, when there seemed the least chance of gaining intelligence. She was convinced that she could have been happy with him, when it was no longer likely they should meet.

Jane Austen

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

As far as I'm aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that there's a compelling case on climate change and a strong scientific case. William Hague
I want to go to war," Eddie Dean said calmly. "You don't know what you're talking about," Roland said, "but you're going to find out."Eddie nodded. They went to their war. Stephen King
Karen Bass quote: "I think that women are much more collaborative; men are much..."
I think that women are much more collaborative; men are much more competitive. Karen Bass
Tacitus quote: "It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured."
It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured. Tacitus
Marcus Tullius Cicero quote: "To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade..."
To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory. Marcus Tullius Cicero
We now assume that when people turn on the evening news, they basically already know what the news is. They've heard it on the radio. They've seen it on the Internet. They've seen it on one of the cable companies. So that makes our job a bit different. Bob Schieffer
Robert Ballard quote: "Forever may it remain that way. And may God bless these..."
Forever may it remain that way. And may God bless these now-found souls. Robert Ballard
Honore de Balzac quote: "One can imagine the look the two lovers exchanged; it was like..."
One can imagine the look the two lovers exchanged; it was like a flame, for virtuous lovers have not a shred of hypocrisy. Honore de Balzac
Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided. Michel de Montaigne
Impartiality is incompatible with the will to affirm oneself or quite simply with the will to exist. To acknowledge another’s merits is an alarming symptom, an act against nature. Emile M. Cioran
I was the daughter of my father's wife. I spoke in a trembly voice. I became pale, ill, and more thin. I let myself become a wounded animal. I let the hunter come to me and turn me into a tiger ghost. I willingly gave up my chi , the spirit that caused me so much pain. Now I was a tiger that neither pounced nor lay waiting between the trees. I became an unseen spirit. Amy Tan
Kate Mara quote: "In New York, you can just wake up and everything sorts itself..."
In New York, you can just wake up and everything sorts itself out. I love that, not having a plan. Kate Mara
Joshua Lederberg quote: "I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage..."
I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people. Joshua Lederberg
Bob Kane quote: "I am planning a one-man art show of original Batman oil..."
I am planning a one-man art show of original Batman oil paintings that I will show in New York City. Bob Kane
William Osler quote: "One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the..."
One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine. William Osler