Emma Quotes

“Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken;”

― Jane Austen, Emma

topic:truth honesty

“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart”

― Jane Austen, Emma

topic:heart

“Men of sense, whatever you may chuse to say, do not want silly wives.”

― Jane Austen, Emma

topic:men intelligence

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

― Jane Austen, Emma

topic:understanding pleasure

“Business . . . may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does.”

― Jane Austen, Emma

topic:friendship money business

“What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.”

― Jane Austen, Emma

topic:good action

“I do not know whether it ought to be so, but certainly silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.”

― Jane Austen, Emma

topic:stupidity

“if a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him.”

― Jane Austen, Emma

topic:marriage doubt

“Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.”

― Jane Austen, Emma

topic:weakness vanity

“Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.”

― Jane Austen, Emma

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