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Pride and Prejudice QUOTES

Pride and Prejudice QUOTES

1 " A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

2 " I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

3 " Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

4 " She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

5 " Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind. But vanity, not love, has been my folly. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

6 " They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of each were overspread with the deepest blush. He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immoveable from surprise; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect composure, at least of perfect civility. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

7 " Is not general incivility the very essence of love? "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

8 " Do not give way to useless alarm; though it is right to be prepared for the worst, there is no occasion to look on it as certain. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

9 " And to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

10 " 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 , Pride and Prejudice

11 " Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

12 " my good qualities are under your protection, and you are to exaggerate them as much as possible; and, in return, it belongs to me to find occasion for teasing and quarreling with you as often as may be... "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

13 " Every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

14 " But to live in ignorance on such a point was impossible. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

15 " Words were insufficient for the elevation of his [Mr Collins'] feelings; and he was obliged to walk about the room, while Elizabeth tried to unite civility and truth in a few short sentences. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

16 " Angry people are not always wise. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

17 " I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

18 " I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

19 " I was uncomfortable enough. I was very uncomfortable, I may say unhappy. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice

20 " We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him. "

― Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice