One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.

Quote by Jane Austen

Topics: Witty Quotes

With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please,...

With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please,...

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel,...

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel,...

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself....

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself....

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a...

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been...

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in...

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

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

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

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

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to...

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to...

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person...

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person...

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

One man's style must not be the rule of another's.

One man's style must not be the rule of another's.

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

From politics, it was an easy step to silence.

Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is...

Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is...

Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.

Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.

To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has...

To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has...

My sore throats are always worse than anyone's.

My sore throats are always worse than anyone's.

We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than...

We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than...