Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and, however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want. Jane Austen
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. It certainly may secure all the myrtle and turkey part of it. Jane Austen
“You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing.” Jane Austen
You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing. Jane Austen
A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment. Jane Austen
“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
