Mr. Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly man; you know he is, as well as I do; and you must feel, as well as I do, that the woman who married him cannot have a proper way of thinking. Jane Austen More Quotes by Jane Austen More Quotes From Jane Austen This was a lucky recollection -- it saved her from something like regret. Jane Austen recollection regret lucky Heaven forbid! -- That would be the greatest misfortune of all! -- To find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate! -- Do not wish me such an evil. Jane Austen hate evil men She was one of those, who, having, once begun, would be always in love. Jane Austen would-be I can easily believe it. Women of that class have great opportunities, and if they are intelligent may be well worth listening to. Such varieites of human nature as they are in the habit of witnessing! And it is not merely in its follies, that they are read; for they see it occasionally under every circumstance that can be most interesting or affecting. What instances must pass before them of ardent, disinterested, self-denying attachment, of heroism, fortitude, patience, resignation-- of all the sacrifices that ennoble us most. A sick chamber may often furnish the worth of volumes. Jane Austen sacrifice intelligent believe Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong? Jane Austen wisdom inspiring funny But your mind is warped by an innate principle of general integrity, and, therefore, not accessible to the cool reasonings of family partiality, or a desire of revenge. Jane Austen revenge mind integrity Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment, for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. Jane Austen agitation critical-moments may I . . . am always half afraid of finding a clever novel too clever--& of finding my own story & my own people all forestalled. Jane Austen stories clever people There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions. Jane Austen sorry inspiring giving I have frequently detected myself in such kind of mistakes... in a total misapprehension of character at some point or other: fancying people so much more gay or grave, or ingenious or stupid than they really are, and I can hardly tell why, or in what the deception originated. Sometimes one is guided by what other people say of them, without giving oneself time to deliberate and judge. Jane Austen stupid mistake character It has sunk him, I cannot say how much it has sunk him in my opinion. So unlike what a man should be!-None of that upright integrity, that strict adherence to truth and principle, that distain of trick and littleness, which a man should display in every transaction of his life. Jane Austen principles integrity men If this man had not twelve thousand a year, he would be a very stupid fellow. Jane Austen stupid men years I am rather impatient to know the fate of my best gown. Jane Austen impatient gowns fate Now I must give one smirk and then we may be rational again Jane Austen smirk may giving By the bye, as I must leave off being young, I find many douceurs in being a sort of chaperon , for I am put on the sofa near the fire and can drink as much wine as I like. Jane Austen wine fire bye There were several Battles between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians, in which the former (as they ought) usually won. Jane Austen former ought battle I can never be important to any one.' 'What is to prevent you?' 'Every thing — my situation — my foolishness and awkwardness. Jane Austen awkwardness situation important She [Mary I] married Philip King of Spain, who in her sister's reign, was famous for building Armadas. Jane Austen spain reign kings Imust have a London audience.I could never preach, but to the educated; to those who were capable of estimating my composition. Jane Austen estimating educated london Let us have no ranting tragedies. Too many charactersNot a tolerable woman's part in the play. Jane Austen tolerable tragedy play
