Quotes by Jane Austen about People

Jane Austen British Writer

A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.

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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 do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble of liking them.

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I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.

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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

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There are people, the more you do for them, the less they do for themselves.

Quote by Jane Austen about people

There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.

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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.

Quote by Jane Austen about people

We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.

Quote by Jane Austen about people