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The quotations of

Jane Austen

Author, novelist, writer

1775–1817

77 quotes, most often on Love, Comedy and Marriage.

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
Emma (1815)In context
- Happiness
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
Pride and Prejudice (1813), Volume I, Chapter VIIn context
How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
Emma (1815), Volume II, Chapter XIIIn context
- Happiness
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
Mansfield Park (1814), Chapter XXIIIn context
- Happiness
- Money
Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience⁠—or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.
Sense and Sensibility (1811), Chapter XIXIn context
- Happiness
- Hope
I am very sorry to be right in this instance. I would much rather have been merry than wise.
Emma (1815), Volume II, Chapter XIIIn context
- Happiness
- Wisdom
Ah! there is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
Emma (1815), Volume II, Chapter XIVIn context
- Happiness

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