Jane Austen

It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is always respectable.

It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is always respectable.

There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.

There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

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.