Jane Austen

It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient read more

It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.

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

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

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries read more

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.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.