Quotes by Jane Austen about Being

7 quotes by Jane Austen about being

Jane Austen British Writer

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.

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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, ...

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

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Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love...

Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.

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Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor....

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.

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To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and...

To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment.

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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.

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Where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.

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