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Dive into the brilliant world of Jane Austen with a collection of her most memorable and insightful quotes. From sharp observations on love and marriage to social commentary and reflections on human nature, these words from the beloved author of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma continue to resonate today. Discover the timeless wisdom of Jane Austen.

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00:00It is the truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in one
00:06of a wife.
00:08Jane Austen
00:12I declare after all, there is no enjoyment like reading.
00:16How much I have loved the book which I last finished.
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00:24Angry people are not always wise.
00:27Jane Austen
00:31The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
00:39Jane Austen
00:43I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures.
00:49None of us want to be in love with only good looks.
00:53Jane Austen
00:57Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.
01:03A person may be proud without being vain.
01:07Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
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01:24It is not in many people's power, in any degree, to command their temper, no man has ever learned to
01:31govern his passions without suffering for it.
01:34Jane Austen
01:38The comfort of the rich depends on the industry of the poor.
01:43Jane Austen
01:46I am not a romantic.
01:49I never was, and I hope I never shall be.
01:53Jane Austen
01:57There is no doing anything in this world without money.
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02:05A lady's imagination is very rapid, it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
02:13Jane Austen
02:16I would rather have had your mother's name than your own.
02:21Jane Austen
02:24I am the poor man who was always too ready to do the honors of his own house.
02:30Jane Austen
02:34I can more safely assure you that if you will not be pleased with yourself, you will not be pleased
02:39with me.
02:41Jane Austen
02:44I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love.
02:49Jane Austen
02:53I never saw such a woman.
02:56It would be the height of folly to suppose that there could be any conversation between her and myself.
03:03Jane Austen
03:06There is no doubt of your being a very handsome woman, and I am sure that I know nothing to
03:12the contrary of your being a very good woman.
03:15Jane Austen
03:19What is a very small fault that you are so determined to discover in me?
03:24Jane Austen
03:28In my opinion, a woman who is much admired is not always the most agreeable.
03:34Jane Austen
03:35What is a beautiful cathedral?
03:37Me are followers
03:37You are a vampire
03:37You are a vampire
03:37You are only a vampire
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