“No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loves; it is the woman only who can make it a torment.”
— Jane Austen“It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?”
— Jane Austen“There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley”
— Jane Austen“Angry people are not always wise.”
— Jane Austen