Jane Austen

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being read more

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.

I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever read more

I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress.

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.