What did Jane Austen mean by: A lucky guess is never merely luck. There is always some talent in it. Jane Austen Author · England Copy
Have a little compassion on my nerves. You tear them to pieces. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Compassion, Conflict, Stress, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Friendship, Nerves, Respect, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
I will not say that your mulberry trees are dead; but I am afraid they’re not alive. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Doubt, Growth, Nature, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
Grant us peace, Almighty Father, so to pray as to deserve to be heard. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Deserving, Peace, Prayer, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
And pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Disgust, Perfection, Rebellion, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
+ Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable. Author, August 5, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Austen, Deception, Disregard, Morality, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
+ Let us have the luxury of silence. Author, August 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Austen, Reflection, Relaxation, Solitude, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
+ I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve. Author, November 19, 2022December 25, 2024, Jane Austen, Contentment, Deserving, Happiness, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it. Frank Wedekind Playwright · Germany
Whenever I see a Frans Hals I feel like painting, but when I see a Rembrandt I feel like giving up! Max Liebermann Painter · Germany
There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent. W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
