Wisdom Quote by Jane Austen — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Half the sum of attraction, on either side, might have been enough, for he had nothing to do, and she had hardly anybody to love.”

“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”

“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”

“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...”

“his feelings as to a first, strong attachment; sentences begun which he could not finish, his half averted eyes and more than half expressive glance; all, all declared that he had a heart returning to her at least; that anger, resentment, avoidance, were no more; and that they were succeeded, not merely by friendship or regard, but by the tenderness of the past. Yes, some share of the tenderness of the past. she could not contemplate the change as implying less. He must love her.”

“Whoever lost the truth has lost him/her self.”

“What the world sees as delay might actually be divine timing, wrapped in stillness and mystery.”

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”

“The mediocre leader tells. The good leader explains. The superior leader demonstrates. The great leader inspires.”

“One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, subduing the other's military without battle is the most skillful.”

“Our Peter Pan generation is unhappy. All our lives, we want to grow up—”