More From Jane Austen
- "To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment."
- "Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance."
- "To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive."
More In Best
- "The man who has done his level best… is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure."― B. C. Forbes
- "I never sort of thought of myself as a comedy writer, by nature."― Lena Dunham
- "The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances."― Aristotle