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

“One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.”

““My dearest Emma," said he, "for dearest you will always be, whatever the event of this hour's conversation, my dearest, most beloved Emma -- tell me at once. Say 'No,' if it is to be said." She could really say nothing. "You are silent," he cried, with great animation; "absolutely silent! at present I ask no more."”

“I definitely learned a lesson this time. I know that I can be broken. I am not as tough as I thought. I see it now. At this point, it's the only thing good that came out of all of this. I know myself better now and know what I have to do.”

“And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for my own. I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with the world.”

“Sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them.”

“Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking. Loving might be a mistake. but its worth making”

“It's amazing how quickly nature consumes human places after we turn our backs on them. Life is a hungry thing.”

“The Bhagavad Gita--that ancient Indian Yogic text--says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.”