What did Jane Austen mean by: She was happy, she knew she was happy, and knew she ought to be happy. Jane Austen Author · England Copy
Do you not want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife impatiently. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Impatience, Mystery, Suspicion, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Change, Humanity, Observation, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
Indeed, I am very sorry to be right in this instance. I would much rather have been merry than wise. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Happiness, Regret, Wisdom, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Diversity, Empathy, Perspective, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
+ I was quiet but I was not blind. Author, August 29, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Austen, Awareness, Observation, Silence, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
+ It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do. Author, April 28, 2023December 25, 2024, Jane Austen, Actions, Definition, Identity, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Laughter, Wisdom, Wit, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
Elinor agreed with it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Agreement, Compliment, Rational, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Most men spend the best part of their lives making the remaining part wretched. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
