Jane Austen Quotes
English novelist, author of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility. (1775-1817)
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Jane Austen
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!
Jane Austen
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
Jane Austen
I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures.
Jane Austen
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
Jane Austen
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Who was Jane Austen?
English novelist, author of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility. This page collects their most famous quotes in one place.
What is the most famous quote by Jane Austen?
One of the most quoted lines by Jane Austen is: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." You will find it and 4 more famous quotes below.
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