Jane Austen

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be read more

Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving read more

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being read more

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.