The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Quote by Jane Austen

Topics: Brotherly Quotes

. . . provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them, provided...

. . . provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them, provided...

It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not...

It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not...

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

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

Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.

Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

Well! Evil to some is always good to others.

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

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

The post office has a great charm at one point of our lives. When you...

The post office has a great charm at one point of our lives. When you...

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there...

There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there...

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...

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it...

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it...

It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer...

It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer...

Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed....

In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed....

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble of...

I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble of...

There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect...

There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect...

Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to...

Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to...

Disappointments are to the soul what a thunder-storm is to the air

Disappointments are to the soul what a thunder-storm is to the air

Suspense is worse than disappointment

Suspense is worse than disappointment